LEADER 00000nim a22004575a 4500 003 MWT 005 20211214073233.1 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 211213s2021 xxunnn es f n eng d 020 9781669306269 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 1669306267 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ csp_9781669306269_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT14495519 037 14495519|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 082 04 823.912|223 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 100 1 Oppenheim, E. Phillips|q(Edward Phillips),|d1866-1946, |eauthor. 245 14 The great impersonation|h[Hoopla electronic resource]. 250 Unabridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bSlingshot Books LLC,|c2021. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (481 min.)) :|bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 1 Read by Ali Randy. 520 E. Phillips Oppenheim, an English novelist created well in excess of 100 novels and 30 plus collections of short stories. Most of his tales are thrillers and espionage. The Great Impersonation was written following World War I and is considered by many to be perhaps his best novel. The story focuses on German espionage in England prior to the start of World War I. The tale centers on two characters that are almost identical in appearance. Indeed, while both attend the same school in England, they are often mistaken for one another. One character is Sir Everard Dominey, an English baronet who enjoys the "good life" but falls into disfavor when he is accused of murdering Roger Unthank. Unthank, of the same village, has an infatuation for Dominey's wife, Rosamund, and attacks Dominey. Dominey comes before his wife bloody and ragged after the struggle with Unthank. The spectacle renders her unbalanced. This is more than Dominey can bear and he goes on a long travel and drinking binge spanning years. Dominey's wife threatens to kill him if he ever returns. The second character is Baron Leopold von Ragastein, a German nobleman. Von Ragastein has fallen into disrespect with the Kaiser for his affair with a Hungarian princess and subsequent killing of her nobleman husband in a duel. He is banished to a minor government position in East Africa as punishment. A chance encounter between Dominey and von Ragastein in German East Africa sets the pretext for the story. Von Ragastein returns to England as Dominey, to regain his position in society, and serve Germany by influencing England to keep out of the coming conflict. There is one problem however: there are some, including Dominey's wife, who are not convinced that Sir Everard Dominey is really who he claims to be. You will need to listen to the end to determine the truth. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 651 0 England|vFiction. 651 0 Great Britain|xHistory|yGeorge V, 1910-1936|vFiction. 700 1 Crook Tim 710 2 hoopla digital. 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 14495519?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ csp_9781669306269_180.jpeg