His Last Venture

To Frau Laura Schmedding who has so often combated my

PART ONE THE RISING SUN

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

PART TWO THE DISTANT CLOUD

I (2)

II (2)

III (2)

IV (2)

V (2)

VI (2)

VII (2)

PART THREE THE SUNBURST

I (3)

II (3)

Transcriber's Note.

This is the Second book of the trilogy, The Fifth Queen, by Ford Madox Ford. The other books are The Fifth Queen and The Fifth Queen Crowned.