Wayward Winds (59 page)

The years leading up to the First World War were characterized by an extremely complex political landscape, with alliances constantly shifting and loyalties not nearly so fixed as the polarization which developed later in the twentieth century during the Cold War. This fact, along with the many additional societal forces explored in
Wayward Winds
—the rise of socialism and communism, nationalism, the increasing power of the working and middle classes, etc.—all combined to create a climate in which many fringe organizations, networks, and revolutionary societies flourished. The problem of “moles” and “sleepers” and spies loyal to Britain's enemies was very serious in the years before the war. The Serbian terrorist organization known as “The Black Hand” is factual. They trained the seven conspirators—including Gavrilo Princip and Muhamed Mehmedbasic—who plotted the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. The Fountain of Light, however, and all the characters involved in it, is entirely fictional.

All the incidents attributed to the suffragettes are factual, including the account of Emily Davison's death at the 1913 Derby. A number of these incidents are described in more detail in
The Strange Death of Liberal England
by George Dangerfield. It might be of interest for the reader to know that later in her life Christabel Pankhurst became an outspoken Christian author and evangelist. The account of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was fictionalized from the information provided in
Sarajevo
by Joachim Remak.

Some of the statements, as noted in the text with asterisks, attributed in conversation with Charles to Winston Churchill, and attributed to Churchill's thoughts, are loosely quoted from Churchill's actual words according to his detailed written account of the period, taken from
The World Crisis, Volume One
.

The following sources were very helpful in research for
Wayward Winds:

Barraclough, Geoffrey, ed.
The Times Atlas of World History
. London: Hammond/Times Books, 1978.

Chambers, Frank.
This Age of Conflict
. New York: Harcourt, Brace, World, 1943.

Churchill, Winston S.
The World Crisis, Volume One
. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923.

Dangerfield, George.
The Strange Death of Liberal England
. New York: Putnam & Sons, 1935.

Remak, Joachim.
Sarajevo
. New York: Criterion Books, 1959.

Smith, Goldwin.
A History of England
. New York: Charles Scribner's & Sons, 1949.

Tillinghast, William.
Ploetz' Epitome of History
. New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1883.

Tuchman, Barbara.
The Guns of August
. New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1962.

Vienna, A Knopf Guide
. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994.

Michael Phillips
is a bestselling author with more than seventy of his own titles. In addition, he has served as editor/redactor of nearly thirty more books. He is known as the man responsible for the reawakened interest in George MacDonald of the last thirty years. In addition to the MacDonald titles adapted/edited for today's reader, his publishing efforts in bringing back full-length quality facsimile editions also spawned renewed interest in MacDonald's original work. Michael and his wife, Judy, spend time each year in Scotland, but make their home near Sacramento, California. Visit Michael's website at
www.macdonaldphillips.com
.

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USSIANS
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The Crown and the Crucible • A House Divided • Travail and Triumph

T
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S
TONEWYCKE
T
RILOGY
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The Heather Hills of Stonewycke • Flight from Stonewycke • Lady of Stonewycke

T
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TONEWYCKE
L
EGACY
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Stranger at Stonewycke • Shadows Over Stonewycke • Treasure of Stonewycke

T
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ECRETS
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H
EATHERSLEIGH
HALL

Wild Grows the Heather in Devon • Wayward Winds

Heathersleigh Homecoming • A New Dawn Over Devon

S
HENANDOAH
S
ISTERS

Angels Watching Over Me • A Day to Pick Your Own Cotton

The Color of Your Skin Ain't the Color of Your Heart • Together Is All We Need

C
AROLINA
C
OUSINS

A Perilous Proposal • The Soldier's Lady

Never Too Late • Miss Katie's Rosewood

C
ALEDONIA

Legend of the Celtic Stone • An Ancient Strife

T
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IGHLAND
C
OLLECTION
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Jamie MacLeod: Highland Lass • Robbie Taggart: Highland Sailor

T
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OURNALS
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ORRIE
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OLLISTER

My Father's World* • Daughter of Grace* • On the Trail of the Truth*

A Place in the Sun* • Sea to Shining Sea • Into the Long Dark Night

Land of the Brave and the Free • A Home for the Heart

*with Judith Pella