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The Gamblers
The story follows Carmela Rosselli, a young woman of Italian descent living in England, as she embarks on a journey of self-discovery amidst the lavish yet treacherous world of gambling in Monte Carlo.
"The Gamblers" by William Le Queux is a fictional novel. The story follows Carmela Rosselli, a young woman of Italian descent living in England, as she embarks on a journey of self-discovery amidst the lavish yet treacherous world of gambling in Monte Carlo.
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No. I dare not reveal anything here, lest I may be misjudged.
The narrative is, to say the least, a strange one; so strange, indeed, that had I not been one of the actual persons concerned in it I would never have believed such things were possible.
Yet these chapters of an eventful personal history, remarkable though they may appear, nevertheless form an unusual story—a combination of circumstances which will be found startling and curious, idyllic and tragic.
Reader, I would confess all, if I dared, but each of us has a skeleton in the cupboard, both you and I, for alas! I am no exception to the general rule prevailing among women.
If compelled by a natural instinct to suppress one single fact, I may add that it has little or nothing to do with the circumstances here related. It concerns only myself, and no woman cares to supply food for gossips at her own expense.
To be brief, it is my intention to narrate plainly and straightforwardly what occurred, while hoping that all who read may approach my story with a perfectly open mind, and afterwards judge me fairly, impartially, and without the prejudice likely to be entertained against one whose shortcomings are many, and whose actions have perhaps not always been tempered by wisdom.
Contents
- 01The Gamblers
- 02Chapter I Is Purely Personal
- 03Chapter II Tells Something About Love
- 04Chapter III Is a Mystery
- 05Chapter IV Relates Some Astounding Facts
- 06Chapter V Deals with a Millionaire
- 07Chapter VI Places Me in a Predicament
- 08Chapter VII Mainly Concerns the Owl
- 09Chapter VIII Narrates a Mysterious Incident
- 10Chapter IX Shows the Bird's Talons
- 11Chapter X Makes One Point Plain
- 12Chapter XI Describes a Meeting and Its Sequel
- 13Chapter XII Carries Me on Board the "Vispera"
- 14Chapter XIII Discloses a Millionaire's Secret
- 15Chapter XIV in Which I Make a Resolve
- 16Chapter XV in Which We Pay a Visit Ashore
- 17Chapter XVI Discusses Several Matters of Moment
- 18Chapter XVII Describes a New Acquaintance
- 19Chapter XVIII Creates Another Problem
- 20Chapter XIX a Millionaire's Manoeuvres
- 21Chapter XX Wherein Captain Davis Speaks His Mind
- 22Chapter XXI Is Astonishing
- 23Chapter XXII Is More Astonishing
- 24Chapter XXIII Confides the Story of a Table
- 25Chapter XXIV in Which Matters Assume a Very Complex Aspect
- 26Chapter XXV Presents a Curious Phase
- 27Chapter XXVI Gives the Key to the Cipher
- 28Chapter XXVII Pieces Together the Puzzle
- 29Chapter XXVIII Reveals the Truth
- 30Chapter XXIX Contains the Conclusion
About this edition
- Author
- William Le Queux
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Intermediate: some philosophy helps
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 278 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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