"The Courtship of Morrice Buckler: A Romance" by A. E. W. Mason is a novel published in 1896. When his friend faces execution after a treasonous charge, Morrice Buckler embarks on a dangerous mission of honor that leads him to a deadly duel in an Austrian castle. Years later, he falls in love with the beautiful Countess Lukstein, unaware she is the widow of the man he killed—a secret that will entangle them both in misunderstanding, betrayal, and captivity before truth can prevail. (This is an automatically generated summary.)