The Tempting of Tavernake

The Tempting of Tavernake is a novel by E. Phillips Oppenheim that follows the story of Tavernake, a young man who rises from humble beginnings to become one of the most powerful men in England. The book explores themes of ambition, power, and love as Tavernake navigates his way through high society and political intrigue.

By E. Phillips Oppenheim · First published 1902 · Genre: Mystery, Adventure, Romance · 36 chapters

Contents

• DESPAIR AND INTEREST
• NEW HORIZONS
• A TETE-A-TETE SUPPER
• THE SIMPLE LIFE
• AN UNPLEASANT MEETING
• OLD FRIENDS MEET
• BREAKFAST WITH BEATRICE
• PRITCHARD'S GOOD NEWS
• INTRODUCING Mrs. WENHAM GARDNER
• BEATRICE REFUSES
• QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
• UNDERSTANDING COMES TOO LATE
• Mr. PRITCHARD OF NEW YORK
• IN A VIRGIN COUNTRY
• WOMAN'S WILES
• BACK TO CIVILIZATION
• THE PLOT THICKENS
• FOR ALWAYS
• THE JOY OF BATTLE
• A BEWILDERING OFFER
• TAVERNAKE BLUNDERS
• AN EVENING CALL
• A WARNING FROM Mr. PRITCHARD
• GENERAL DISCONTENT
• AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE
• THE BALCONY AT IMANO'S
• A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE
• TAVERNAKE INTERVENES
• A PLEASANT REUNION
• SOME EXCELLENT ADVICE
• DINNER WITH ELIZABETH
• ON AN ERRAND OF CHIVALRY
• CLOSE TO TRAGEDY
• THE MADMAN TALKS
• A CRISIS
• TAVERNAKE CHOOSES

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