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Plot Summary of The Lord and the Gypsy
"Lord Lucian St. Clair returned from the wars with a heavy heart. The horrors of the war were nothing compared to the guilt he felt when he thought about the death of the woman he loved. He knew upon returning home that he was to marry Deirdre Breckenridge. He was unaware that she had loved him since she was six years old. She had to determine if he was still the man she loved or if he was the murdering rake that society declared him to be. So she instituted an elaborate charade, hiding behind a gypsy's face."
Laura J. Miller, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 1900-1920's
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer - rescue kidnapped secondary character
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with... - (general) search for identity/new understanding
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive Yes
Is really... - rich/upper class
If one lover chases another... - they alternate
Misperception that - he/she loves someone else

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - over 1,000,000 served
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Forest Yes
Water? Yes
Water: - drowning
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related? - 60%
Focus of story - Him
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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