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Title: Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Anthony Hope Author: Hope, Anthony Language: English As this book started as an ASCII text book there are no pictures available. *** Start of this LibraryBlog Digital Book "Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Anthony Hope" *** WORKS OF ANTHONY HOPE (SIR ANTHONY HOPE HAWKINS) CONTENTS ## THE PRISONER OF ZENDA ## RUPERT OF HENTZAU ## FRIVOLOUS CUPID ## DOLLY DIALOGUES ## THE SECRET OF THE TOWER ## A MAN OF MARK ## THE INDISCRETION OF THE DUCHESS ## FATHER STAFFORD ## QUISANTÉ ## SIMON DALE ## TRISTRAM OF BLENT ## HALF A HERO ## THE KING'S MIRROR ## COMEDIES OF COURTSHIP ## CAPTAIN DIEPPE ## HELENA'S PATH ## SECOND STRING ## HOME FROM THE WARS ## SOPHY OF KRAVONIA ## THE CHRONICLES OF COUNT ANTONIO ## THE GOD IN THE CAR ## SPORT ROYAL ## MRS. MAXON PROTESTS ## THE HEART OF PRINCESS OSRA ## MR. WITT'S WIDOW ## PHROSO ## DOUBLE HARNESS ## A YOUNG MAN'S YEAR ## A CHANGE OF AIR ## THE INTRUSIONS OF PEGGY ## A SERVANT OF THE PUBLIC ## TALES OF TWO PEOPLE ## LUCINDA TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES THE PRISONER OF ZENDA by Anthony Hope CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 The Rassendylls-With a Word on the Elphbergs CHAPTER 2 Concerning the Colour of Men’s Hair CHAPTER 3 A Merry Evening with a Distant Relative CHAPTER 4 The King Keeps his Appointment CHAPTER 5 The Adventures of an Understudy CHAPTER 6 The Secret of a Cellar CHAPTER 7 His Majesty Sleeps in Strelsau CHAPTER 8 A Fair Cousin and a Dark Brother CHAPTER 9 A New Use for a Tea-Table CHAPTER 10 A Great Chance for a Villain CHAPTER 11 Hunting a Very Big Boar CHAPTER 12 I Receive a Visitor and Bait a Hook CHAPTER 13 An Improvement on Jacob's Ladder CHAPTER 14 A Night Outside the Castle CHAPTER 15 I Talk with a Tempter CHAPTER 16 A Desperate Plan CHAPTER 17 Young Rupert's Midnight Diversions CHAPTER 18 The Forcing of the Trap CHAPTER 19 Face to Face in the Forest CHAPTER 20 The Prisoner and the King CHAPTER 21 If Love Were All! CHAPTER 22 Present, Past-and Future? RUPERT OF HENTZAU FROM THE MEMOIRS OF FRITZ VON TARLENHEIM Sequel to The Prisoner of Zenda By Anthony Hope CONTENTS CHAPTER I. THE QUEEN’S GOOD-BY CHAPTER II. A STATION WITHOUT A CAB CHAPTER III. AGAIN TO ZENDA CHAPTER IV. AN EDDY ON THE MOAT CHAPTER V. AN AUDIENCE OF THE KING CHAPTER VI. THE TASK OF THE QUEEN’S SERVANTS CHAPTER VII. THE MESSAGE OF SIMON THE HUNTSMAN CHAPTER VIII. THE TEMPER OF BORIS THE HOUND CHAPTER IX. THE KING IN THE HUNTING LODGE CHAPTER X. THE KING IN STRELSAU CHAPTER XI. WHAT THE CHANCELLOR’S WIFE SAW CHAPTER XII. BEFORE THEM ALL! CHAPTER XIII. A KING UP HIS SLEEVE CHAPTER XIV. THE NEWS COMES TO STRELSAU CHAPTER XV. A PASTIME FOR COLONEL SAPT CHAPTER XVI. A CROWD IN THE KONIGSTRASSE CHAPTER XVII. YOUNG RUPERT AND THE PLAY-ACTOR CHAPTER XVIII. THE TRIUMPH OF THE KING CHAPTER XIX. FOR OUR LOVE AND HER HONOR CHAPTER XX. THE DECISION OF HEAVEN CHAPTER XXI. THE COMING OF THE DREAM FRIVOLOUS CUPID By Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins (Anthony Hope, Pseud.) CONTENTS I. RELUCTANCE II. WHY MEN DON'T MARRY III. A CHANGE OF HEART IV. A REPENTANT SINNER V. 'TWIXT WILL AND WILL NOT VI. WHICH SHALL IT BE? VII. MARRIAGE BY COMPULSION VIII. ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL DOLLY DIALOGUES By Anthony Hope CONTENTS A LIBERAL EDUCATION CORDIAL RELATIONS RETRIBUTION THE PERVERSENESS OF IT A MATTER OF DUTY MY LAST CHANCE THE LITTLE WRETCH AN EXPENSIVE PRIVILEGE A VERY DULL AFFAIR STRANGE, BUT TRUE THE VERY LATEST THING AN UNCOUNTED HOUR A REMINISCENCE A VERY FINE DAY THE HOUSE OPPOSITE A QUICK CHANGE A SLIGHT MISTAKE THE OTHER LADY WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ONE WAY IN THE SECRET OF THE TOWER By Anthony Hope 1919 CONTENTS CHAPTER I. DOCTOR MARY’S PAYING GUEST CHAPTER II. THE GENERAL REMEMBERS CHAPTER III. MR. SAFFRON AT HOME CHAPTER IV. PROFESSIONAL ETIQUETTE CHAPTER V. A FAMILIAR IMPLEMENT CHAPTER VI. ODD STORY OF CAPTAIN DUGGLE CHAPTER VII. A GENTLEMANLY STRANGER CHAPTER VIII. CAPTAIN ALEC RAISES HIS VOICE CHAPTER IX. DOCTOR MARY’S ULTIMATUM CHAPTER X. THE MAGICAL WORD MOROCCO! CHAPTER XI. THE CAR BEHIND THE TREES CHAPTER XII. THE SECRET OF THE TOWER CHAPTER XIII. RIGHT OF CONQUEST CHAPTER XIV. THE SCEPTER IN THE GRAVE CHAPTER XV. A NORMAL CASE CHAPTER XVI. DEAD MAJESTY CHAPTER XVII. THE CHIEF MOURNERS CHAPTER XVIII. THE GOLD AND THE TREASURE THE END. A MAN OF MARK By Anthony Hope 1895 CONTENTS CHAPTER I. THE MOVEMENT AND THE MAN. CHAPTER II. A FINANCIAL EXPEDIENT. CHAPTER III. AN EXCESS OF AUTHORITY. CHAPTER IV. OVERTURES FROM THE OPPOSITION. CHAPTER V. I APPRECIATE THE SITUATION. CHAPTER VI. MOURONS POUR LA PATRIE! CHAPTER VII. THE MINE IS LAID. CHAPTER VIII. JOHNNY CARR IS WILLFUL. CHAPTER IX. A SUPPER PARTY. CHAPTER X. TWO SURPRISES. CHAPTER XI. DIVIDING THE SPOILS. CHAPTER XII. BETWEEN TWO FIRES. CHAPTER XIII. I WORK UPON HUMAN NATURE. CHAPTER XIV. FAREWELL TO AUREATALAND. CHAPTER XV. A DIPLOMATIC ARRANGEMENT. THE INDISCRETION OF THE DUCHESS By Anthony Hope 1894 CONTENTS A Multitude of Good Reasons The Significance of a Supper-Table The Unexpected that Always Happened The Duchess Defines Her Position A Strategic Retreat A Hint of Something Serious Heard through the Door I Find that I Care An Unparalleled Insult Left on My Hands A Very Clever Scheme As a Man Possessed A Timely Truce For an Empty Box I Choose My Way The Inn near Pontorson A Reluctant Intrusion A Strange Good Humor Unsummoned Witnesses The Duke’s Epitaph A Passing Carriage From Shadow to Sunshine FATHER STAFFORD By Anthony Hope 1895 CONTENTS. I Eugene Lane and his Guests II New Faces and Old Feuds III Father Stafford Changes his Habits, and Mr. Haddington his Views IV Sir Roderick Ayre Inspects Mr. Morewood's Masterpiece V How Three Gentlemen Acted for the Best VI Father Stafford Keeps Vigil VII An Early Train and a Morning's Amusement VIII Stafford in Retreat, and Sir Roderick in Action IX The Battle of Baden X Mr. Morewood is Moved to Indignation XI Waiting Lady Claudia's Pleasure XII Lady Claudia is Vexed with Mankind XIII A Lover's Fate and a Friend's Counsel XIV Some People are as Fortunate as they Deserve to Be XV An End and a Beginning QUISANTÉ Anthony Hope CONTENTS Chapter Page DICK BENYON'S OUTSIDER 1 MOMENTS 16 SANDRO'S WAY 31 HE'S COMING! 46 WHIMSY-WHAMSIES 65 ON DUTY HILL 84 ADVICE FROM AUNT MARIA 101 CONTRA MUNDUM 120 LEAD US NOT— 137 PRACTICAL POLITICS 155 SEVENTY-SEVEN AND SUSY SINNETT 176 A HIGHLY CORRECT ATTITUDE 196 NOT SUPERHUMAN 215 OPEN EYES 235 A STRANGE IDEA 257 THE IRREVOCABLE 279 DONE FOR? 301 FOR LACK OF LOVE? 321 DEATH DEFIED 339 THE QUIET LIFE TO-MORROW 355 A RELICT 371 SIMON DALE By Anthony Hope CONTENTS I. The Child of Prophecy 3 II. The Way of Youth 18 III. The Music of the World 33 IV. Cydaria revealed 49 V. I am forbidden to forget 65 VI. An Invitation to Court 84 VII. What came of Honesty 103 VIII. Madness, Magic, and Moonshine 122 IX. Of Gems and Pebbles 140 X. Je Viens, Tu Viens, Il Vient 160 XI. The Gentleman from Calais 180 XII. The Deference of His Grace the Duke 201 XIII. The Meed of Curiosity 222 XIV. The King's Cup 244 XV. M. de Perrencourt whispers 263 XVI. M. de Perrencourt wonders 283 XVIII.[Pg 2] Some Mighty Silly Business 324 XIX. A Night on the Road 345 XX. The Vicar's Proposition 362 XXI. The Strange Conjuncture of Two Gentlemen 378 XXII. The Device of Lord Carford 396 XXIII. A Pleasant Penitence 414 XXIV. A Comedy before the King 434 XXV. The Mind of M. de Fontelles 451 XXVI. I come Home 468 TRISTRAM OF BLENT An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House By Anthony Hope CONTENTS PAGE I A Suppressed Passage 1 II Mr Cholderton's Imp 10 III On Guard 22 IV She Could an' She Would 34 V The First Round 48 VI The Attraction of It 61 VII The Moment Draws Near 74 VIII Duty and Mr Neeld 88 IX The Man in Possession 101 X Behold the Heir! 114 XI A Phantom by the Pool 129 XII Fighters and Doubters 143 XIII In the Long Gallery 158 XIV The Very Same Day 173 XV An Inquisition Interrupted 190 XVI The New Life 205 XVII River Scenes and Bric-à-Brac 220 XVIII Conspirators and a Crux 233 XIX In the Matter of Blinkhampton 248 XX The Tristram Way—A Specimen 264 XXI The Persistence of Blent 279 XXII An Insult to the Blood 296 XXIII A Decree of Banishment 312 XXIV After the End of All 328 XXV There's the Lady Too! 342 XXVI A Business Call 358 XXVII Before Translation 375 XXVIII The Cat and the Bell 391 XXIX The Curmudgeon 407 XXX Till the Next Generation 420 HALF A HERO By Anthony Hope 1911 CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I. THE IMPOSSIBLE—INEVITABLE 1 II. A POPULAR DEMONSTRATION 11 III. HOSPITALITY EX OFFICIO 19 IV. WEEDING OUT THE WEAK-KNEED 30 V. A TALK AT A DANCE 41 VI. A CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE 50 VII. A COMMON SPECTACLE 59 VIII. FOR THE HIGHEST BIDDER 69 IX. TWO HASTY UTTERANCES 80 X. THE SMOKE OF HIDDEN FIRES 90 XI. A CONSCIENTIOUS MAN'S CONSCIENCE 100 XII. AN ABSURD AMBITION 110 XIII. OUT OF HARM'S WAY 121 XIV. A FATAL SECESSION 133 XV. AN ATTEMPT AT TERRORISM 144 XVI. A LEAKY VESSEL 153 XVII. THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MAN 162 XVIII. BY AN OVERSIGHT OF SOCIETY'S 173 XIX. LAST CHANCES 183 XX. THE LAW VERSUS RULE 3 196 XXI. ALL THERE WAS TO TELL 205 XXII. THE STORY OF A PHOTOGRAPH 215 XXIII. AN ORATOR'S RIVAL 227 XXIV. THREE AGAINST THE WORLD 236 XXV. THE TRUTH TOO LATE 244 XXVI. THE UNCLEAN THING 255 XXVII. THE DECISION OF THE ORACLE 268 XXVIII. STEALING A MARCH 280 XXIX. A BEATEN MAN'S THOUGHTS 291 XXX. THE END OF A TUMULT 300 THE KING'S MIRROR By Anthony Hope 1899 CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE I.— A pious hyperbole 1 II.— A bird without wings 11 III.— Some secret opinions 22 IV.— Two of my makers 34 V.— Something about Victoria 47 VI.— A student of love affairs 60 VII.— Things not to be noticed 73 VIII.— Destiny in a pinafore 84 IX.— Just what would happen 96 X.— Of a political appointment 109 XI.— An act of abdication 122 XII.— King at a price 136 XIII.— I promise not to laugh 151 XIV.— Pleasure takes leave to protest 165 XV.— The hair-dresser waits 179 XVI.— A chase of two phantoms 193 XVII.— Decidedly mediæval 207 XVIII.— William Adolphus hits the mark 219 XIX.— Great promotion 233 XX.— An interesting parallel 248 XXI.— On the art of falling soft 261 XXII.— Ut puto, vestis fio 275 XXIII.— A paradox of sensibility 290 XXIV.— What a question! 304 XXV.— A smack of repetition 318 XXVI.— The secret of the Countess 334 XXVII.— Of grazes on the knee 349 XXVIII.— As Bederhof arranged 363 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE "I'm not a king for my own pleasure" Frontispiece Hammerfeldt came to me and kissed my hand 43 The firelight played on the hand that held the screen 102 "My ransom," said I. "The price of my freedom" 148 "On my honour, a pure accident," said Varvilliers 215 "Why, what brings you here?" I cried 262 "My dear friend, have you forgotten me?" 293 "I'll try—I'll try to make you happy" 342 COMEDIES OF COURTSHIP By Anthony Hope 1894 CONTENTS THE WHEEL OF LOVE CHAPTER I. THE VIRTUOUS HYPOCRITES CHAPTER II. SYMPATHY IN SORROW CHAPTER III. A PROVIDENTIAL DISCLOSURE CHAPTER IV. THE TALE OF A POSTMARK CHAPTER V. A SECOND EDITION CHAPTER VI. A MAN WITH A THEORY CHAPTER VII. THE SIGHTS OF AVIGNON CHAPTER VIII. MR. AND MRS. ASHFORTH (1) CHAPTER IX. MR. AND MRS. ASHFORTH (2) CHAPTER X. MR. AND NOT MRS. ASHFORTH CHAPTER XI. A DYNAMITE OUTRAGE CHAPTER XII. ANOTHER! CHAPTER XIII. FAITHFUL TO DEATH THE LADY OF THE POOL CHAPTER I. A FIRM BELIEVER CHAPTER II. MISS WALLACE’S FRIEND CHAPTER III. ALL NONSENSE CHAPTER IV. A CATASTROPHE AT THE POOL CHAPTER V. AN UNFORESEEN CASE CHAPTER VI. THERE WAS SOMEBODY CHAPTER VII. THE INEVITABLE MEETING CHAPTER VIII. THE MORAL OF IT CHAPTER IX. TWO MEN OF SPIRIT CHAPTER X. THE INCARNATION OF LADY AGATHA THE CURATE OF POLTONS A THREE-VOLUME NOVEL THE PHILOSOPHER IN THE APPLE ORCHARD THE DECREE OF DUKE DEODONATO CAPTAIN DIEPPE By Anthony Hope 1906 CONTENTS CHAPTER I. THE HOUSE ON THE BLUFF II. THE MAN BY THE STREAM III. THE LADY IN THE GARDEN IV. THE INN IN THE VILLAGE V. THE RENDEZVOUS BY THE CROSS VI. THE HUT IN THE HOLLOW VII. THE FLOOD ON THE RIVER VIII. THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD IX. THE STRAW IN THE CORNER X. THE JOURNEY TO ROME XI. THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN HELENA'S PATH Anthony Hope 1912 CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I Ambrose, Lord Lynborough 3 II Largely Topographical 15 III Of Law and Natural Rights 33 IV The Message of a Padlock 52 V The Beginning of War 70 VI Exercise Before Breakfast 90 VII Another Wedge! 110 VIII The Marchesa Moves 127 IX Lynborough Drops a Catch 148 X In the Last Resort 171 XI An Armistice 186 XII An Embassage 206 XIII The Feast of St. John Baptist 223 SECOND STRING By Anthony Hope 1910 CONTENTS I. Home Again 5 II. A Very Little Hunting 27 III. The Potent Voice 45 IV. Settled Programmes 66 V. Broadening Life 87 VI. The Worlds of Meriton 106 VII. Entering for the Race 128 VIII. Wonderful Words 148 IX. "Interjection" 169 X. Friends in Need 190 XI. The Shawl by the Window 212 XII. Concerning a Stolen Kiss 235 XIII. A Lover Looks Pale 256 XIV. Saving the Nation 278 XV. Love and Fear 300 XVI. A Choice of Evils 321 XVII. Reformation 342 XVIII. Penitence and Problems 362 XIX. Marked Money 384 XX. No Good? 404 XXI. The Empty Place 424 XXII. Grubbing Away 446 XXIII. A Stop-Gap 468 XXIV. Pretty Much the Same! 490 XXV. The Last Fight 512 XXVI. Tales out of School for Once 533 XXVII. Not of his Seeking 555 BEAUMAROY HOME FROM THE WARS By Anthony Hope 1919 CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. Doctor Mary's Paying Guest 1 II. The General Remembers 13 III. Mr. Saffron at Home 27 IV. Professional Etiquette 39 V. A Familiar Implement 53 VI. Odd Story of Captain Duggle! 66 VII. A Gentlemanly Stranger 80 VIII. Captain Alec raises his Voice 94 IX. Doctor Mary's Ultimatum 107 X. That Magical Word Morocco! 123 XI. The Car behind the Trees 138 XII. The Secret of the Tower 151 XIII. Right of Conquest 163 XIV. The Sceptre in the Grave 178 XV. A Normal Case 192 XVI. Dead Majesty 206 XVII. The Chief Mourners 220 XVIII. The Gold and the Treasure 234 SOPHY OF KRAVONIA A Novel By Anthony Hope 1906 CONTENTS Introduction v Part I MORPINGHAM I. Enoch Grouch's Daughter 3 II. The Cook and the Catechism 10 III. Beautiful Julia—and my Lord 19 IV. Fate's Way—or Lady Meg's 29 V. The Vision of "Something Bright" 40 PART II PARIS I. Pharos, Mantis, and Co. 45 II. The Lord of Youth 55 III. The Note—and no Reasons 64 IV. The Picture and the Star 72 PART III KRAVONIA I. The Name-Day of the King 79 II. At the Golden Lion 90 III. The Virgin with the Lamp 101 IV. The Message of the Night 110 V. A Question of Memory 118 VI. "Impossible" or "Immediate"? 129 VII. The Baroness Goes to Court 139 VIII. Monseigneur's Uniform 149 IX. Countess Ellenburg Prays 159 X. The Sound of a Trumpet 169 XI. M. Zerkovitch's Bedroom Fire 180 XII. Joyful of Heart 193 XIII. A Delicate Duty 203 XIV. His Majesty Dies—To-Morrow! 216 XV. A Job for Captain Hercules 225 XVI. A Frenchman and a Mattress 235 XVII. Ingenious Colonel Stafnitz 246 XVIII. To the Faithful City 258 XIX. The Silver Ring 267 XX. They Have Colds in Slavna 280 XXI. On Saturday at Miklevni! 292 XXII. Jealous of Death 303 XXIII. A Woman and a Ghost 313 XXIV. True to Her Love 325 THE CHRONICLES OF COUNT ANTONIO By Anthony Hope 1895 CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I.— How Count Antonio took to the hills 1 II.— Count Antonio and the traitor prince 39 III.— Count Antonio and the Prince of Mantivoglia 71 IV.— Count Antonio and the wizard's drug 116 V.— Count Antonio and the sacred bones 158 VI.— Count Antonio and the hermit of the vault 202 VII.— Count Antonio and the Lady of Rilano 245 VIII.— The manner of Count Antonio's return 290 THE GOD IN THE CAR By Anthony Hope 1894 CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. An Insolent Memory 1 II. The Coining of a Nickname 14 III. Mrs. Dennison's Orders 26 IV. Two Young Gentlemen 39 V. A Telegram to Frankfort 52 VI. Whose shall it be? 66 VII. An Attempt to stop the Wheels 81 VIII. Converts and Heretics 96 IX. An Oppressive Atmosphere 108 X. A Lady's Bit of Work 120 XI. Against his Coming 134 XII. It can wait 148 XIII. A Spasm of Penitence 160 XIV. The Thing or the Man 173 XV. The Work of a Week 185 XVI. The Last Barriers 200 XVII. A Sound in the Night 217 XVIII. On the Matter of a Railway 231 XIX. Past praying for 248 XX. The Baron's Contribution 258 XXI. A Joint in his Armour 271 XXII. A Toast in Champagne 287 XXIII. The Cutting of the Knot 304 XXIV. The Return of a Friend 317 XXV. The Moving Car 332 SPORT ROYAL Anthony Hope 1895 CONTENTS PAGE Sport Royal: Chapter I. The Sequel to the Ball, 1 “II. At the Hôtel Magnifique, 31 “III. The Mission of the Ruby, 54 A Tragedy in Outline, 99 A Malapropos Parent, 102 How they Stopped the “Run,” 115 A Little Joke, 126 A Guardian of Morality, 139 Not a Bad Deal, 154 Middleton’s Model, 169 My Astral Body, 185 The Nebraska Loadstone, 204 A Successful Rehearsal, 216 MRS. MAXON PROTESTS By Anthony Hope 1911 CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I. "INKPAT!" 1 II. A CASE OF NECESSITY 10 III. 'IN SOLUTION' 20 IV. KEEPING A PROMISE 31 V. THE GREAT ALLIES 42 VI. FRUIT OF THE TREE 53 VII. A CODE AND A THEORY 64 VIII. SUBVERSIVE 74 IX. NO PROCEEDINGS! 85 X. MAUVE ENVELOPES 96 XI. AN UNMENTIONED NAME 107 XII. CHRISTMAS IN WOBURN SQUARE 119 XIII. CHRISTMAS AT SHAYLOR'S PATCH 131 XIV. A COUNSEL OF PERFECTION 143 XV. MRS. NOBODY 155 XVI. A WORD TAKEN AT PLEASURE 167 XVII. THE TRACK OF THE RAIDER 180 XVIII. NOTHING SERIOUS 193 XIX. A POINT OF HONOUR 206 XX. AN HEROIC OFFER 219 XXI. IS HE A BULLY? 233 XXII. JUDGMENT ACCORDINGLY 247 XXIII. THE REGIMENT 261 XXIV. AN ENLIGHTENMENT 274 XXV. "PERHAPS!" 286 XXVI. A FRIEND DEPARTS 300 XXVII. A PHILOSOPHICAL PROJECT 311 XXVIII. THE VIEW FROM A HOUSE 323 XXIX. IN THE RESULT 337 THE HEART OF PRINCESS OSRA By ANTHONY HOPE 1895 CONTENTS. CHAP. PAGE. I. The Happiness of Stephen the Smith 1 II. The Wager of the Marquis de Mérosailles 51 III. The Madness of Lord Harry Culverhouse 79 IV. The Courtesy of Christian the Highwayman 100 V. The Sin of the Bishop of Modenstein 131 VI. The Device of Giraldo the Painter 175 VII. The Indifference of the Miller of Hofbau 201 VIII. The Love of the Prince of Glottenberg 226 IX. The Victory of the Grand Duke of Mittenheim 258 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE. "'Kill him for me, then; kill him for me'" Frontispiece "'Take her and be happy'" 11 "Stephen stood on the threshold with his staff in his hand" 37 The physician receives Princess Osra 56 "'Madame, if you will, you can do me a great service'" 101 "With either hand he drew a silver-mounted pistol" 114 "She asked the officer why a throng of people hastened to the city" 118 "'My lord, where is the Princess?'" 160 "He drove his sword into his body, and the Count gave back before it" 165 "He walked with his head down and his eyes on the ground" 171 "He took it and drained it" 204 "On either side of it sat the priest of the village and the Miller of Hofbau" 215 "'Forgive me, forgive me!'" 252 "A young man sprang up, and, with a low bow, drew aside to let her pass" 259 "'You are the beauty of the world,' he answered smiling" 263 MR. WITT’S WIDOW A FRIVOLOUS TALE By Anthony Hope 1912 CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE I. How George Neston jumped 1 II. Why George Neston jumped 15 III. “What are Quarter Sessions?” 26 IV. A Serpent in Eden 38 V. The First Paragraph—and Others 52 VI. A Successful Ordeal 65 VII. An Impossible Bargain 82 VIII. The Fracas at Mrs. Pocklington’s 95 IX. Gerald Neston satisfies himself 109 X. Reminiscences of a Nobleman 122 XI. Presenting an Honest Woman 136 XII. Not before those Girls! 150 XIII. Containing more than one Ultimatium 162 XIV. Neaera’s Last Card 172 XV. A Letter for Mr. Gerald 183 XVI. There is an Explosion 197[vi] XVII. Laura differs 208 XVIII. George nearly goes to Brighton 219 XIX. Some one to speak to 227 XX. Fate’s Instruments 237 MR. WITT’S WIDOW A FRIVOLOUS TALE By Anthony Hope 1912 CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE I. How George Neston jumped 1 II. Why George Neston jumped 15 III. “What are Quarter Sessions?” 26 IV. A Serpent in Eden 38 V. The First Paragraph—and Others 52 VI. A Successful Ordeal 65 VII. An Impossible Bargain 82 VIII. The Fracas at Mrs. Pocklington’s 95 IX. Gerald Neston satisfies himself 109 X. Reminiscences of a Nobleman 122 XI. Presenting an Honest Woman 136 XII. Not before those Girls! 150 XIII. Containing more than one Ultimatium 162 XIV. Neaera’s Last Card 172 XV. A Letter for Mr. Gerald 183 XVI. There is an Explosion 197[vi] XVII. Laura differs 208 XVIII. George nearly goes to Brighton 219 XIX. Some one to speak to 227 XX. Fate’s Instruments 237 PHROSO By Anthony Hope With Eight Illustrations By H. R. Millar 1897 CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I. A LONG THING ENDING IN ‘POULOS,’ 1 II. A CONSERVATIVE COUNTRY, 20 III. THE FEVER OF NEOPALIA, 41 IV. A RAID AND A RAIDER, 60 V. THE COTTAGE ON THE HILL, 79 VI. THE POEM OF ONE-EYED ALEXANDER, 98 VII. THE SECRET OF THE STEFANOPOULOI, 118 VIII. A KNIFE AT A ROPE, 137 IX. HATS OFF TO ST TRYPHON! 155 X. THE JUSTICE OF THE ISLAND, 177 XI. THE LAST CARD, 197 XII. LAW AND ORDER, 215 XIII. THE SMILES OF MOURAKI PASHA, 235 XIV. A STROKE IN THE GAME, 257 XV. A STRANGE ESCAPE, 277 XVI. AN UNFINISHED LETTER, 298 XVII. IN THE JAWS OF THE TRAP, 319 XVIII. THE UNKNOWN FRIEND, 340 XIX. THE ARMENIAN DOG! 357 XX. A PUBLIC PROMISE, 378 XXI. A WORD OF VARIOUS MEANINGS, 398 XXII. ONE MORE RUN, 419 XXIII. THE ISLAND IN A CALM, 440 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. A SHOT WHISTLED BY ME, Frontispiece PAGE ‘WHO STABBED HIM?’ 44 WE TOOK SPIRO’S BODY AND FLUNG IT DOWN, 135 ‘WHAT IS HIS LIFE TO YOU, LADY?’ 196 ‘A THOUSAND PARDONS, MY LORD!’ 270 ‘WE ARE READY FOR—ANYTHING—NOW,’ 302 ‘AT LAST, MY GOD, AT LAST!’ 356 BACK TO NEOPALIA, 450 DOUBLE HARNESS By Anthony Hope CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. Some Views of the Institution 1 II. The Fairy Ride 12 III. The Worldly Mind 24 IV. Initiation 36 V. The Birth of Strife 49 VI. Not Peace but a Sword 62 VII. A Vindication of Conscience 73 VIII. Ideals and Aspirations 85 IX. A Successful Mission 98 X. The Flinty Wall 112 XI. The Olive Branch 126 XII. Images and their Work 139 XIII. The Dead and its Dead 152 XIV. For His Love and His Quarrel 165 XV. In the Teeth of the Storm 181 XVI. The Upper and the Nether Stone 196 XVII. Wandering Wits 210 XVIII. The Rising Generation 224 XIX. In the Corner 238 XX. The Hour of Wrath 252 XXI. An Uncompromising Expression 265 XXII. Aspirations and Common Sense 278 XXIII. A Thing of Fear 293 XXIV. Friends 304 XXV. Picking up the Pieces 320 XXVI. The Great Wrong 335 XXVII. Samples of the Bulk 351 XXVIII. To Life and Light Again 365 XXIX. With Open Eyes 379 A YOUNG MAN'S YEAR By Anthony Hope 1915 CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. Of the Middle Temple, Esquire 1 II. Miss Sarradet's Circle 11 III. In Touch with the Law 19 IV. A Grateful Friend 28 V. The Tender Diplomatist 37 VI. A Timely Discovery 46 VII. All of a Flutter 54 VIII. Nothing Venture, Nothing Have! 62 IX. A Complication 71 X. The Hero of the Evening 80 XI. Household Politics 89 XII. Lunch at the Lancaster 98 XIII. Settled 108 XIV. The Battle with Mr. Tiddes 118 XV. The Man for a Crisis 127 XVI. A Shadow on the House 136 XVII. For no Particular Reason! 146 XVIII. Going to Rain! 156 XIX. The Last Entrenchment 166 XX. A Prudent Counsellor 175 XXI. Idol and Devotee 185 XXII. Pressing Business 194 XXIII. Facing the Situation 204 XXIV. "Did you say Mrs.?" 213 XXV. The Old Days End 224 XXVI. Rather Romantic! 233 XXVII. In the Hands of the Gods 244 XXVIII. Taking Medicine 254 XXIX. Tears and a Smile 264 XXX. A Variety Show 274 XXXI. Start and Finish 284 XXXII. Wisdom Confounded 294 XXXIII. A New Vision 304 XXXIV. The Lines of Life 314 XXXV. Hilsey and its Fugitive 324 XXXVI. In the Spring 335 A CHANGE OF AIR. By Anthony Hope 1894 CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE "Anthony Hope", vii I. A Mission to the Heathen, 1 II. The New Man at Littlehill, 7 III. Denborough Determines to Call, 16 IV. A Quiet Sunday Afternoon, 26 V. The Necessary Scapegoat, 36 VI. Littlehill Goes into Society, 47 VII. "To a Pretty Saint," 57 VIII. An Indiscreet Disciple, 67 IX. Dale's Own Opinion, 77 X. A Prejudiced Verdict, 87 XI. A Fable About Birds, 98 XII. A Dedication—and a Desecration, 106 XIII. The Responsibilities of Genius, 114 XIV. Mr. Delane Likes the Idea, 123 XV. How it Seemed to the Doctor, 132 XVI. "No More Kings," 141 XVII. Dale Tries His Hand at an Ode, 153 XVIII. Delilah Johnstone, 161 XIX. A Well-Paid Poem, 169 XX. An Evening's End, 177 XXI. "The Other Girl Did," 183 [Pg vi]XXII. The Fitness of Things, 191 XXIII. A Morbid Scruple, 200 XXIV. The Heroine of the Incident, 208 XXV. The Scene of the Outrage, 219 XXVI. Against Her Better Judgment, 229 XXVII. A Villain Unmasked, 237 XXVIII. A Vision, 245 THE INTRUSIONS OF PEGGY By Anthony Hope 1902 CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. LIFE IS RECOMMENDED 1 II. COMING NEAR THE FIRE 12 III. IN DANES INN 23 IV. 'FROM THE MIDST OF THE WHIRL' 36 V. THE WORLD RECALCITRANT 48 VI. CHILDREN OF SHADOW 62 VII. A DANGEROUS GAME 75 VIII. USURPERS ON THE THRONE 89 IX. BRUISES AND BALM 103 X. CONCERNING A CERTAIN CHINA VASE 116 XI. THE MIXTURE AS BEFORE 128 XII. HOT HEADS AND COOL 141 XIII. JUSTIFICATION NUMBER FOUR 155 XIV. A HOUSE OF REFUGE 169 XV. NOT EVERYBODY'S FOOTBALL 183 XVI. MORAL LESSONS 197 XVII. THE PERJURER 210 [Pg vi]XVIII. AN AUNT—AND A FRIEND 225 XIX. NO MORE THAN A GLIMMER 240 XX. PURELY BUSINESS 256 XXI. THE WHIP ON THE PEG 271 XXII. THE PHILOSOPHY OF IT 286 XXIII. THE LAST KICK 302 XXIV. TO THE SOUL SHOP 315 XXV. RECONCILIATION 331 A SERVANT OF THE PUBLIC By Anthony Hope 1905 CONTENTS Chapter Page I. Muddock and Mead 1 II. First Impressions 15 III. An Arrangement for Sunday 29 IV. By Way of Precaution 43 V. A Day in the Country 55 VI. Away with the Ribbons! 70 VII. Under the Nosegay 86 VIII. The Legitimate Claimant 102 IX. Renunciation: A Drama 118 X. The Licence of Virtue 133 XI. What is Truth? 149 XII. At Close Quarters 164 XIII The Heroine fails 179 XIV. As Mr. Flint said 194 XV. The Man Upstairs 210 XVI. Morality smiles 227 XVII. At Sea and in Port 243 XVIII. The Play and the Part 257 XIX. Collateral Effects 270 XX. The Ways divide 286 XXI. What does it Mean? 301 XXII. Other Worlds 316 XXIII. The Most Natural Thing 332 XXIV. "A Good Sight" 348 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Page "I SHOULD BE RATHER AFRAID NEVER TO CHANGE TO A PERSON. IT WOULD MAKE HIM MEAN SO TERRIBLY MUCH TO ME, WOULDN'T IT?" Frontispiece "SOMEBODY'LL BE GLAD TO SEE ME, ANYHOW," HE ENDED, WITH A LAUGH 224 THE CONTRACT PUNCTILIOUSLY SIGNED BY ALL THE PARTIES AND WITNESSED BY JANET THE MAID ... THEY HAD OPENED A BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE 301 WALKED IN SILENCE SIDE BY SIDE 360 TALES OF TWO PEOPLE By Anthony Hope 1907 CONTENTS PAGE HELENA'S PATH 1 MRS THISTLETON'S PRINCESS 102 THE NECESSARY RESOURCES 129 MISS GLADWIN'S CHANCE 149 THE PRINCE CONSORT 174 WHAT WAS EXPECTED OF MISS CONSTANTINE 183 SLIM-FINGERED JIM 207 THE GREY FROCK 220 FOREORDAINED 234 PRUDENCE AND THE BISHOP 245 THE OPENED DOOR 253 LOVE'S LOGIC 258 LA MORT À LA MODE 267 THE RIDDLE OF COUNTESS RUNA 275 THE LADY AND THE FLAGON 288 THE DUKE'S ALLOTMENT 310 LUCINDA By Anthony Hope 1920 CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. The Face in the Taxi 1 II. The Signal 13 III. A High Explosive 26 IV. The Fourth Party 38 V. Catch Who Catch Can! 52 VI. Venice 64 VII. Self-Defense 78 VIII. The Needlewoman 91 IX. Like to Like 103 X. Her Ladyship 116 XI. Dundrannanization 131 XII. A Secret Visit 144 XIII. An Introduction 157 XIV. For Auld Lang Syne 171 XV. The System Works 186 XVI. Purple—and Fine Linen 199 XVII. Rebellion 211 XVIII. The Winning Ticket 225 XIX. Views and Whims 239 XX. Living Funnily 252 XXI. Partie Carrée 264 XXII. Suitable Surroundings 276 XXIII. The Banquet 288 XXIV. The Mascot 299 XXV. Homage 312 XXVI. The Air on the Coast 325 XXVII. In Five Years 339 *** End of this LibraryBlog Digital Book "Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Anthony Hope" *** Copyright 2023 LibraryBlog. All rights reserved.