Project Gutenberg 2022-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 178 Benoît, Pierre 1886 1962 Benoit, Pierre Fox, H. W. (Henry Watson) 1872 Fox, Henry Watson Holt, F. A. (Frederic Appleby) 1888 1980 Holt, F. Appleby (Frederic Appleby) Holt, Frederic Appleby 20007919 Kœnigsmark. English The secret spring $aUnited States :$bDodd, Mead and company,$c1920. Published in England under the title Count Philip : a romance. F. A. Holt is credited as translator of Count Philip (verse translated by H. W. Fox). Laura Natal Rodrigues (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.) Updated: 2022-12-04. "The Secret Spring" by Pierre Benoît is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds during the months preceding the Great War and revolves around Lieutenant Raoul Vignerte and the tragic events at the German court of Lautenburg-Detmold. The narrative explores themes of youth, ambition, and the intrigues of court life set against a backdrop of historical tension. The opening of the novel introduces us to Lieutenant Vignerte as he assumes command of a company stationed in a grim and foreboding sector of the front during World War I. Amidst the atmosphere of uncertainty and dread, Vignerte reflects on his relationship with fellow officer Raoul Vignerte, revealing a camaraderie that hints at deeper personal struggles. As they settle into their new trench, Vignerte shares accounts of his past ambitions and the academic aspirations that led him to this harsh reality. These introspective moments set the stage for his eventual shift from the war-torn landscape to the more complex dynamics of the Lautenburg court, where secrets and political games await him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001204122 20220909092556benot 1920 US Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en French fiction -- Translations into English Mystery fiction Nobility -- Germany -- Fiction French -- Germany -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: French Literature 428885 2025-07-27T11:01:21.958599 text/html 408855 2024-10-19T01:42:13 text/html 387726 2025-07-27T11:01:28.099555 application/epub+zip 396399 2025-07-27T11:01:23.175612 application/epub+zip 301776 2025-07-27T11:01:22.578566 application/epub+zip 429233 2025-07-27T11:01:31.953565 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416206 2025-07-27T11:01:27.667547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399409 2025-07-27T11:01:21.057619 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 379515 2024-10-19T01:42:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18083 2025-07-27T11:01:32.111580 application/rdf+xml 7967 2025-07-27T11:01:22.856608 image/jpeg 1736 2025-07-27T11:01:22.735556 image/jpeg 336496 2025-07-27T11:01:21.994607 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia