Noble Spaniard by W Somerset Maugham

Noble Spaniard by W Somerset Maugham

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Noble Spaniard by W Somerset Maugham

Marion Nairn, a young widow, is spending the summer together with her young sister Lucy at Boulogne with Justice Proudfoot and his wife. The Duke of Hermanos, who is also passing his Summer at Boulogne, one day catches sight of Marion, and from that time on, he is her devoted admirer. He stands outside the window and admires for a few days, but finally, he enters the house and declared his passion. Marion, ostensibly to get rid of him, tells him that she is married, whereupon he declares that her husband must die, and goes forth in search of him. When the maid tells him that Justice Proudfoot is the master of the house, he naturally mistakes that elderly gentleman for Marion's husband and challenges him to a duel, which of course brings Lady Proudfoot under her husband's suspicion. One after another, the men in the piece are mistaken by the impetuous foreigner for the husband of his adored one, and one after another, he tries to fight them all. In the end, Marion succumbs to this passion - it seems the only way to kill it.
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ISBN 13 9780573113161
ISBN 10 0573113165
Title Noble Spaniard
Author W Somerset Maugham
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Samuel French Ltd
Year published 1948-12-31
Number of pages 88
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.