The Great Impersonation

Name: The Great Impersonation
Author: E. Phillips Oppenheim

The story follows two men, Baron Leopold von Ragastein and Captain Everard Dominey, who are identical in appearance. The Baron is a German spy, while Dominey is an Englishman who has been living in Africa for many years. When the Baron is sent to England to spy on the country, he decides to use Dominey's identity to gain access to the upper echelons of British society. He quickly becomes a popular figure in London, and is soon accepted into the inner circle of the British government. Meanwhile, Dominey is sent to Germany to spy on the Kaiser. He is able to gain access to the Kaiser's inner circle, and discovers a plot to launch a surprise attack on England. The two men must now race against time to prevent the attack and save England from destruction. Along the way, they must also confront their own inner demons and come to terms with their true identities.

By E. Phillips Oppenheim · First published 1920 · Genre: Thriller, Historical Fiction, Adventure · 29 chapters · 75,642 words

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The trouble from which great events were to come began when Everard Dominey, who had been fighting his way through the scrub for the last three quarters of an hour towards those thin, spiral wisps of smoke, urged his pony to a last despairing effort and came crashing through the great oleander shrub to pitch forward on his head in the little clearing. It developed the next morning, when he found himself for the first time for many months on the truckle bed, between linen sheets, with a cool, bamboo-twisted roof between him and the relentless sun. He raised himself a little in the bed.

"Where the mischief am I?" he demanded.

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Work type: Novel
Author: E. Phillips Oppenheim
Date: 1920 CE
Language: English
Genres: Thriller, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Mystery
Length: 75,642 words
Structure: 29 chapters, 3,162 paragraphs
Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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Thriller — The Great Impersonation is a suspenseful novel that follows the story of an Englishman who impersonates a German nobleman in order to infiltrate the German government during World War I.
Historical Fiction — The Great Impersonation is set during World War I and includes historical figures and events, making it a work of historical fiction.
Adventure — The novel follows the protagonist's thrilling journey as he attempts to complete his mission of infiltrating the German government.
Mystery — The novel contains elements of mystery as the protagonist attempts to uncover the truth behind the German government's plans.