White Motley by Max Pemberton (1896)

White Motley follows a group of British travelers in Switzerland as they navigate unexpected challenges, secrets, and romantic entanglements against the backdrop of winter sports and personal crises. Amidst the turmoil, characters confront their desires and fears while striving to protect one another from looming dangers.

By Max Pemberton · First published 1896 · Genre: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Drama · 27 chapters · 90,176 words

First lines

The sleigh climbed the heights laboriously, jolting heavily in the ruts which last night's frost had hardened. Minute by minute now new pictures were revealed. The Rhone valley appeared to be shaping itself more clearly at every zigzag; so that, while Sierre below had become but a toy village upon a child's board, the majestic Weisshorn now stood up in detached sovereignty and all the encircling peaks could be named with assurance.

There had been a blizzard blowing for thirty hours, and it had detained the little company at Sierre; but the morning of the day broke gloriously fine, so that the travellers set off at eight o'clock and were to reach the hotel at Andana before eleven.

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• Work type: Novel
• Author: Max Pemberton
• Date: 1896 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Drama, Romance, Literary Fiction
• Length: 90,176 words
• Structure: 27 chapters, 1,152 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)

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Genres

• Adventure — The plot involves exploration and the pursuit of thrilling experiences.
• Historical Fiction — The narrative is set against a backdrop of historical events and societal contexts.
• Drama — The themes explore human emotions and conflicts, focusing on character development.
• Romance — Elements of romantic relationships are woven into the storyline.

Tags

Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Suspense · Crime Fiction · Dark · Gritty · Realistic · Emotional · Intense · Complex · Morally Ambiguous · Social Commentary

Contents

• The Grand Prix at Andana
• A Dark Horse Goes Down
• Concerning a Disobliging Ghost
• The Man who Knew
• The Ghost Takes Wings
• A Lesson Upon Skis
• An Ultimatum
• Benny Becomes an Optimist
• In which we Bag a Brace
• A Specialist is Consulted
• The Vigil of Tragedy
• Flight
• After the Storm
• The Gendarme Philip
• The Cortege
• Two Opinions
• Heralds of Great Tidings
• The Eve of the Great Attempt
• The Thief
• The Flight is Begun
• The Flight is Finished
• The Empty House
• The Night Mail
• The Doctor Intervenes
• The Lights of Magadino
• At the Hospice
• Benny Sets out for England

More by Max Pemberton

• The Ripening Rubies (1950)
• The Iron Pirate (1894)
• Aladdin of London (1900)
• The Man who Drove the Car (1914)
• The House under the Sea (1902)
• The Lady Evelyn (1906)
• The Great White Army (1898)
• Jewel Mysteries (1898)
• All works by Max Pemberton