The Governors

The Governors is a novel by E. Phillips Oppenheim that follows the story of a group of wealthy and powerful men who control the fate of a small town in England. The book explores themes of power, corruption, and social class.

By E. Phillips Oppenheim · First published 1906 · Genre: Political Thriller, Mystery, Suspense · 39 chapters

Contents

• MR. PHINEAS DUGE
• MY NAME IS MILDMAY
• COUSIN STELLA
• REFLECTIONS
• STORM CLOUDS
• "WILL YOU MARRY ME?"
• A MEETING OF GIANTS
• THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR
• TREACHERY
• A QUESTION OF COURAGE
• MR. WEISS IN A HURRY
• MR. MILDMAY AGAIN
• A PROFESSIONAL BURGLAR
• AN APPOINTMENT
• FIREARMS
• DEFEATED
• CONSPIRATORS
• INGRATITUDE
• MR. NORRIS VINE
• A NEW VENTURE
• MR. LITTLESON, FLATTERER
• CONSCIENCE
• STELLA SUCCEEDS
• DUKE OF MOWBRAY
• BEARDING THE LION
• AN INTRODUCTION
• STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE
• ANOTHER DISAPPEARANCE
• THE WARNING
• MR. DUGE THREATENS
• A TRUCE
• TRAPPED
• MR. DUGE FAILS
• ADVICE FOR MR. VINE
• THE CRISIS
• BEWITCHED
• A LESSON LEARNED
• A SURPRISE
• A DINNER PARTY

More by E. Phillips Oppenheim

• Envoy Extraordinary (1937)
• The Postmaster of Market Deignton (1892)
• The Cafe of Terror (1920)
• The Bird of Paradise (1936)
• The Man and His Kingdom (1906)
• The Strange Boarders of Palace Crescent (1934)
• The Great Impersonation (1920)
• As a Man Lives (1908)
• All works by E. Phillips Oppenheim