First published under the title In Mary's Reign in 1901, this was Baroness Orczy's second novel. It was re-released under the title The Tangled Skein in 1907, following the success of The Scarlet Pimpernel.
The book is a period romance and is dedicated to "my little son Jack" (who was born in 1899).
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