The Pearl Fishers

by H. De Vere Stacpoole

The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Pearl Fishers, by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole

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THE PEARL FISHERS
H. DE VERE STACPOOLE

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BY THE SAME AUTHOR

THE PRESENTATION

A Romance of Old Paris

The scene of this romantic story is laid in Paris and its time is in the year 1770. The central figure is Comte de Rochefort, who chances to discover a plot to prevent Mme. du Barry from being presented at court. Later he has a night adventure which throws him into Mme. du Barry's party while it is on its way to the court, and he aids the Chief of Police of Paris to outwit those who had plotted against the lady.