The Gates of Doomby Rafael Sabatini | |
| Category: |
"Fiction - Adventure" |
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| Pages: | 336 |
| Year of Publication: | 1914 |
| Date Added: | 09/30/2022 |
| Date Read: | 08/17/2023 |
| Notes: | Captain Harry Gaynor, soldier for hire, is secretly Jenkyn, secret agent for the Jacobite cause. He travels to England to raise money for King James. His mission takes him to the home of Pauncefort, fellow Jacobite, but a scoundrel deeply in dept. Pauncefort is scheming to marry Damaris Hollinstone, heir of a large fortune, and niece of Gaynor's friend Sir John. When Pauncefort's debts are called in, he attempts to earn money by betrying his Jacobite friends, including Gaynor. As it so happens, visiting Sir John, Gaynor has fallen in love with Damaris, and she with him. When Pauncefort sees his marriage—and his change to get Demaris' money—is disappearing, he betrays Gaynor, who is arrested, tried, and hung. Hung, but not dead. His body is stolen from the gallows by thieves and sold to a doctor who is honorable to nurse the unconscious man back to life when he sees signs of life. Meanwhile, Pauncefort, in an attempt to force Damaris to marry him, has Sir John arrested. He's about to compel her to marry when the man he owes money to arrives to arrest him and throw him in debtor's prison. But Damaris arrives, willing even to marry Pauncefort to save Sir John. Then Sir John arrives with Gaynor himself—free to move about because, despite what Pauncefort says, Gaynor cannot possibly me the spy who was hung. The wedding is halted, Pauncefort is hauled off to debtor's prison, and Harry and Damaris ride off together. |
| My Rating: | 7 |
Reviewed by Roger on 2023-08-17 20:37:31
