Blood Royal by Grant Allen (1890)

Blood Royal is a novel by Grant Allen that tells the story of a young man named Richard who discovers he is the illegitimate son of a wealthy nobleman. The book explores themes of class, identity, and social mobility in Victorian England.

By Grant Allen · First published 1890 · Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction, Thriller · 18 chapters

Contents

• Peradventure
• The Head of the House
• Discounting it
• A Royal Pourparler
• Good Society
• The Proof of the Pudding
• Affairs of the Heart
• At 'Oxford College.'
• A Sudden Resolve
• Mr. Plantagenet Lives again
• A Tragedy or a Comedy?
• CHAPTER XII TRAGEDY WINS
• An Unexpected Visitor
• Breaking it off
• A Willing Prisoner
• Looking about him
• In Search of an Ancestor
• Good out of Evil

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