# The King Who Went on Strike

Author: Choate, Pearson, 1886?-1960

Genre: Category: Historical Novels

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67147

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+King+Who+Went+on+Strike+Choate&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

The King leant against the stone balustrade, which runs round the roof of Buckingham Palace, and looked about him. All around him, above him, and below him, the night was ablaze with a myriad lights. Loyal Londoners, in accordance with their custom, were closing their Coronation celebrations with illuminations, with fireworks, and with good-humoured horse-play in the crowded streets. In spite of gloomy predictions to the contrary, the proverbial Coronation weather of the last day or two had not failed. A radiant June day had given place to a wonderful June night. Here, on the palace roof, high up above the tumult and the shouting the night air was cool and fragrant. The King rested his el...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-king-who-went-on-strike-67147/chapters/17/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-king-who-went-on-strike-67147/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-king-who-went-on-strike-67147/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-king-who-went-on-strike-67147/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-king-who-went-on-strike-67147/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-king-who-went-on-strike-67147/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-king-who-went-on-strike-67147/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-king-who-went-on-strike-67147/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-king-who-went-on-strike-67147/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-king-who-went-on-strike-67147/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-king-who-went-on-strike-67147/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-king-who-went-on-strike-67147/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-king-who-went-on-strike-67147/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-king-who-went-on-strike-67147/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-king-who-went-on-strike-67147/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-king-who-went-on-strike-67147/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-king-who-went-on-strike-67147/chapters/5/index.md)