Madame Midas - Fergus Hume - Bog

Madame Midas is a novel written by Fergus Hume. The story is set in the gold rush era of Ballarat, Australia, and follows the character of Madame Midas, a wealthy and beautiful woman who inherits a gold mine from her deceased father. With her newfound wealth, Madame Midas becomes the talk of the town and attracts a number of suitors, including the dashing and mysterious Frenchman, Gaston Vandeloup. However, as Madame Midas begins to delve deeper into the world of gold mining, she discovers that not everyone can be trusted and that danger lurks around every corner. With Gaston by her side, Madame Midas must navigate the treacherous world of gold mining while trying to protect her fortune and her heart. The novel is a thrilling tale of love, greed, and betrayal, set against the backdrop of the Australian gold rush.Hastily waving for the men to go away, she applied remedies, and Madame soon revived. Vandeloup had gone outside with McIntosh, and was asking him about the robbery, and then told him in return about Villiers' movements on that night. Selina called them in again, as Madame wanted to hear all about her husband, and Vandeloup was just entering when he turned to McIntosh.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.