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When I Was Czar

by Arthur W. Marchmont

Level B2 · Upper-intermediateRomanceAdventure33 chapters
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Length
33 chapters
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About this book

An American traveler, mistaken for the Czar himself, is swept into a thrilling adventure across Russia’s vast empire, navigating royal intrigues and a captivating woman’s mysterious warning while impersonating the monarch.

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Contents

33 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02Chapter I—A LETTER HOME
03Chapter II—PRINCE KALKOV’S PROPOSITION
04Chapter III—THE EMPEROR STARTS
05Chapter IV—WHEN I WAS CZAR
06Chapter V—A CZAR DEFIED
07Chapter VI—HIS MAJESTY A PRISONER
08Chapter VII—“I AM NOT THE CZAR”
09Chapter VIII—DEEPER IN
10Chapter IX—HELGA SPEAKS
11Chapter X—VASTIC
12Chapter XI—CONVICTION AT LAST

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