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"The Vanished Emperor," by Percy Andreae, is a nice bit of historical-fiction which has as its central event the supposed disappearance for three weeks from the capital of Germany, of the Young Emperor William II. This disappearance led to internal disorder and international threatening. Russia menaced Germany on the east and France on the west. Berlin was in a state of revolt Bismarck came up from retirement and the people called to him to give them back their Emperor. But no one knew whether he was dead or alive, in Berlin or in Germany. In despair, the German Government called upon Sir John Templeton, the British ambassador at Vienna, to aid them in this their hour of peril. He arrives and begins to unravel the mystery. He finds that just before his disappearance, the Emperor had ordered the arrest of his private secretary and confidential friend, Doctor Hofer. He was convinced that this man held the key to that which was puzzling the minds of Europe, but the Doctor refused to explain. The people of Berlin and the Government believed that Dr. Hofer had a hand in the plot, although Sir John Templeton did not The King's Imperial Palace at Berlin is well described, as are the Emperor's mother and his beautiful sister, who, by the way. was supposed to be in love with Doctor Hofer. The description of that three weeks of suspense, of feverish anxiety, of governmental confusion is boldly and strikingly drawn. The author works with bold strokes and the assurance of a man who knows his power and his subject. The plot is intricate, yet clearly and cleverly worked out. The originality which marks the whole conception is decidedly refreshing. The interest of the reader is closely held to the magnificent climax where the Emperor ie-appears just as twenty-five Princes of Germany, cooped up in a small room, have drawn their swords to sell dearly, to a Berlin mob, their noble lives. The Emperors characteristics are admirably displayed in the few events which follow. The final explanation is that the Emperor has been away on a honeymoon trip—and this is the greatest surprise of a book of surprises. As a picture of German courtly, military and governmental life—and these three are one—the book is decidedly a hit.
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Contents:
BOOK I. THE MYSTIFICATION.
CHAPTER I.—A Missing Emperor.
CHAPTER II.—Partly Diplomatic.
BOOK II. COMPLICATION.
CHAPTER III.—Imperial Berolingen.
CHAPTER IV.—An Interview with the Imperial Secretary.
CHAPTER V.—The Dowager Empress Fritz.
CHAPTER VI.—Princess Margaret of Brandenburg.
CHAPTER VII.—A Midnight Conference.
CHAPTER VIII.—The Empress's State Ball.
CHAPTER IX.—The Mending of a Torn Flounce.
CHAPTER X.—A Fateful Letter.
BOOK III. THE REVELATION.
CHAPTER XI.—Arnoldshausen.
CHAPTER XII.—The Meeting of the Arminian Sovereigns.
CHAPTER XIII.—How the Revolution of Berolingen Was Averted.
CHAPTER XIV.—The Arminian Emperor and His Chancellor.
CHAPTER XV.—In the Imperial Ante-chamber.
CHAPTER XVI. The Revelation: Part One.
CHAPTER XVII.—The Revelation: Part Two.
CHAPTER XVIII.—How the Noverian Question was Settled.
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"The Vanished Emperor," by Percy Andreae, is a nice bit of historical-fiction which has as its central event the supposed disappearance for three weeks from the capital of Germany, of the Young Emperor William II. This disappearance led to internal disorder and international threatening. Russia menaced Germany on the east and France on the west. Berlin was in a state of revolt Bismarck came up from retirement and the people called to him to give them back their Emperor. But no one knew whether he was dead or alive, in Berlin or in Germany. In despair, the German Government called upon Sir John Templeton, the British ambassador at Vienna, to aid them in this their hour of peril. He arrives and begins to unravel the mystery. He finds that just before his disappearance, the Emperor had ordered the arrest of his private secretary and confidential friend, Doctor Hofer. He was convinced that this man held the key to that which was puzzling the minds of Europe, but the Doctor refused to explain. The people of Berlin and the Government believed that Dr. Hofer had a hand in the plot, although Sir John Templeton did not The King's Imperial Palace at Berlin is well described, as are the Emperor's mother and his beautiful sister, who, by the way. was supposed to be in love with Doctor Hofer. The description of that three weeks of suspense, of feverish anxiety, of governmental confusion is boldly and strikingly drawn. The author works with bold strokes and the assurance of a man who knows his power and his subject. The plot is intricate, yet clearly and cleverly worked out. The originality which marks the whole conception is decidedly refreshing. The interest of the reader is closely held to the magnificent climax where the Emperor ie-appears just as twenty-five Princes of Germany, cooped up in a small room, have drawn their swords to sell dearly, to a Berlin mob, their noble lives. The Emperors characteristics are admirably displayed in the few events which follow. The final explanation is that the Emperor has been away on a honeymoon trip—and this is the greatest surprise of a book of surprises. As a picture of German courtly, military and governmental life—and these three are one—the book is decidedly a hit.
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Contents:
BOOK I. THE MYSTIFICATION.
CHAPTER I.—A Missing Emperor.
CHAPTER II.—Partly Diplomatic.
BOOK II. COMPLICATION.
CHAPTER III.—Imperial Berolingen.
CHAPTER IV.—An Interview with the Imperial Secretary.
CHAPTER V.—The Dowager Empress Fritz.
CHAPTER VI.—Princess Margaret of Brandenburg.
CHAPTER VII.—A Midnight Conference.
CHAPTER VIII.—The Empress's State Ball.
CHAPTER IX.—The Mending of a Torn Flounce.
CHAPTER X.—A Fateful Letter.
BOOK III. THE REVELATION.
CHAPTER XI.—Arnoldshausen.
CHAPTER XII.—The Meeting of the Arminian Sovereigns.
CHAPTER XIII.—How the Revolution of Berolingen Was Averted.
CHAPTER XIV.—The Arminian Emperor and His Chancellor.
CHAPTER XV.—In the Imperial Ante-chamber.
CHAPTER XVI. The Revelation: Part One.
CHAPTER XVII.—The Revelation: Part Two.
CHAPTER XVIII.—How the Noverian Question was Settled.
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