The world considered Eugene Lane a very fortunate young man; and if youth, health, social reputation, a seat in Parliament, a large income, and finally the promised hand of an acknowledged beauty can make a man happy, the world was right. It is true that

Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance. He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one. He had left Harrow now, departing in the swe

A man who has lived in the world, marking how every act, although in itself perhaps light and insignificant, may become the source of consequences that spread far and wide, and flow for years or centuries, could scarcely feel secure in reckoning that with

In accordance with many most excellent precedents, I might begin by claiming the sympathy due to an orphan alone in the world. I might even summon my unguided childhood and the absence of parental training to excuse my faults and extenuate my indiscretion

Anthony Hope's swashbuckling romance transports his English gentleman hero, Rudolf Rassendyll, from a comfortable life in London to fast-moving adventures in Ruritania, a mythical land steeped in political intrigue. Rassendyll bears a striking resemblance to Rudolf Elphberg who is about to be crowned King of Ruritania. When the rival to the throne, Black Michael of Strelsau, attempts to seize power by imprisoning Elphberg in the Castle of Zenda, Rassendyll is obliged to impersonate the King to uphold the rightful sovereignty and ensure political stability. Rassendyll endures a trial of...

Just in time, wasn't it? asked Mary Arkroyd. "Two days before the - the ceremony! Mercifully it had all been kept very quiet, because it was only three months since poor Gilly was killed. I forget whether you ever met Gilly? My half-brother, you know?

COMEDIES OF COURTSHIP (1896) by Anthony Hope, author of the popular adventure classic The Prisoner of Zenda, is a delightful collection of romantic shorter works.

Includes "The Wheel of Love," "The Lady of the Pool," "The Curate of Poltons," "A Three-Volume Novel," "The Philosopher in the Apple Orchard," and "The Decree of Duke Deodonato."

COMEDIES OF COURTSHIP (1896) by Anthony Hope, author of the popular adventure classic The Prisoner of Zenda, is a delightful collection of romantic shorter works.

Includes "The Wheel of Love," "The Lady of the Pool," "The Curate of Poltons," "A Three-Volume Novel," "The Philosopher in the Apple Orchard," and "The Decree of Duke Deodonato."