The Gambler is a novel written by Katherine Cecil Thurston. The story revolves around a young woman named Joan Carthew, who is forced to confront her family's dark past and her own personal demons when she falls in love with a notorious gambler named Dick Strangeways. As Joan becomes more and more entangled in Dick's dangerous world, she must navigate the treacherous waters of love, loyalty, and betrayal in order to protect herself and those she loves. Along the way, she encounters a cast of colorful characters, including a ...
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The Gambler is a novel written by Katherine Cecil Thurston. The story revolves around a young woman named Joan Carthew, who is forced to confront her family's dark past and her own personal demons when she falls in love with a notorious gambler named Dick Strangeways. As Joan becomes more and more entangled in Dick's dangerous world, she must navigate the treacherous waters of love, loyalty, and betrayal in order to protect herself and those she loves. Along the way, she encounters a cast of colorful characters, including a wealthy heiress, a ruthless gangster, and a mysterious doctor, all of whom have their own agendas and secrets to keep. The Gambler is a gripping tale of passion, intrigue, and suspense that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.1905. Illustrated. The Irish novelist and playwright's novel begins: An eight-mile drive over rain-washed Irish roads in the quick-falling dusk of autumn is an experience trying to the patience, even to the temper of the average Saxon. Yet James Milbanke made neither comment nor objection as mile after mile of roadway spun away like a ribbon behind him, as the mud rose in showers from the wheels of the old-fashioned trap in which he sat and the half-trained mare between the shafts swerved now to the right, now to the left, her nervous glance caught by the spectral shapes of the blackthorn hedges or the motionless forms of the wayside donkeys lying asleep in the ditches. Perhaps this stoicism was the outcome of an innate power to endure; perhaps it was a merely negative quality illustrating the lack of that doubtful blessing, imagination. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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