Vayenne

by Percy James Brebner

It's a novel that you will like.

352 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1908

Reviews

[Dan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had never heard of Percy Brebner so I just read this book on a whim. I do this sort of thing often and seldom make it past ten pages or so. This is a rollicking story that moves forward briskly. Stylistically, written by an assured experienced hand. In some ways it feels like a throwback to simple Victorian romance fiction, featuring stereotypical characters, but there are some ambiguities, surprising plot developments, and engaging scenes. It seems to be promising a great twist ending that isn't really big enough to support the time it takes to get there. Still, a good read. Brebner shoukd be better known. There are lesser authors with far bigger reputations.

[Celebrilomiel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Readalikes:
- Beverly of Graustark
- The Princess Elopes by Harold MacGrath, Fiction, Classics, Action & Adventure
- The Prisoner of Zenda

Read here: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39652

3.5 stars

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a thoroughly enjoyable story! If anyone has read stories by Anthony Hope such as "The Prisoner of Zenda", this is written in the same vein of adventure and intrigue. Nothing is predictable from one chapter to the next.
I probably ought to rate it at about three stars because the author had no solid idea of how to use the humble comma, which could grow distracting at times; but I loved the plot so well that I have to rate it higher, because I could not put this book down. Brebner is definitely a master storyteller!