A King's Stunt in Lystria Sparks Uncle Ned's Plan
In London 1922 Norheys proposes that he be made king of Lystria a one horse state tied to Megalia for oil. A wary Uncle Bill questions the ruse while Norheys muses on light taxes and minimal laws. Procopius Cable rumored to be behind the oil pitch adds intrigue.
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Bill
Ned
Elizabeth
Lystria
Edmund
Norheus
Republic of
Megalia
Trianon
Europe
Wiadislaus VI
Low
Norheys
Uncle Ned
Lystrian
Cable
Procopius Cable
Neil
Scheme to place English king on Lystria throne revealed
Edmond Troyte explains a plan to crown a Lystrian king backed by oil money and Entente recognition. Patriarch Menelaus and Lystrian aristocracy oppose the republic, seeking a return to monarchy with an English prince, aided by Procopius Cable and Count Istvan Casimir.
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Edmond Troyte
Lystria
Republic of
Megalia
Edmund
Trianon
Troyte
Menelaus
Lystrians
Wladislaws
Wiadislaws
Procopius Cable
Lystrian
Cable
Istvan Casimir
England
Lustria
Deep Laid Schemes in a Dublin Romance
George A. Birmingham portrays "King Tommy" Norreys an Irish cu rate entangled in German marks and shifting loyalties amid hotel whispers and a dancer's note. The tale follows his comic, intricate plot as he wonders who he truly is while a London marriage lure reshapes his path.
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Tommy Norreys
Tommy
Iserlin
Ommy
Aittle
London
Viola Temple
George A. Birmingham
James Owen Hannay
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Dublin
Lystria Schemes Stirring Marital Plots and Oil Motives
In chapters of the tale, Norheys learns Uncle Ned favors him becoming Lystria’s king but insists on marrying Princess Calypso. Debate centers on a double marriage and granting Viola Temple status, while British oil interests and political schemes drive Troyte’s support for Cable’s plan. The dialogue showcases class, empire, and personal ambition amid Royalist and imperial intrigues.
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Norheys
Pris
Reuason
Ana
Miss Temple
Calypso
Lystria
Viola
Ned
Uncle Ned
St. George’s
Hanover Square
Norhers
Bill
Lystriay
Marchioness
Will
Missionary Society
Menelaus
King Tommy Tale Echoes Lystria Card Plot
In London Norheys learns Lord Troyte plots to crown him king of Lystria through marriage to Calypso. Procopius Cable funds a restoration of the monarchy as Lystria’s unrest grows. Norheys loves Viola Temple and rejects giving her up to the scheme. Menelaus backs the restoration, Calypso dances in Berlin.
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Lystria
England
Norheys
Houte
Lustria
Prinz von Steinveldt
Foreign Office
Berlin
Troyte
Calypso
King Wladislaws
Wladislaws
London
Tommy
Bill
Lord Norheys
Lord Troyte
Europe
Wladislaus
Procopius Cable
Viola Temple
Menelaus
Cable
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