Lionel d'Aragon

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

The inventor of a space sphere flies to the moon and is marooned by a crooked financier.

In France a man frames his daughter for poisoning her rich husband.

A lieutenant is branded a coward after saving a beleaguered fort for an amnesiac major.

Young heiress Margaret Yeoland is found unconscious on the Devonshire moors by a disillusioned author, Denis Marlowe. She tells him she has run away from her family, but is reluctant to reveal the full story. Intent on concealing her identity from her pursuers, Denis coerces her into marrying him. But when the body of Margaret's missing father is discovered, it leads Denis to suspect his wife of murder.

Bill and Lily are newly married. Bert works as a tea salesman and is of a naturally cheery disposition. Over time however, worries about the security of his job and income prey on his mind and he frets over not being able to provide for Lily. With his worries heightened by the fear that he is about to go blind, he falls into a deep depression .....

A nurse helps 210 men escape to England before the Germans catch and execute her.