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