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The Winding Stair is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) (1865–1948).
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"The Winding Stair" by A. E. W. Mason is a novel published in 1923. Set in Morocco, it follows Paul Ravenel's quest to restore honor to his family name after his father's disgrace in British India. When Ravenel falls in love with Marguerite Lambert, a penniless Englishwoman, their relationship leads him into desertion and exile. Living under an assumed identity, he must find redemption through one final, dangerous mission that could cost him everything.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Winding Stair
- Author credits: Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) (1865–1948)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Courage -- Fiction
- Love stories
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Soldiers -- Fiction
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- Category: Novels
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