[Front matter]
THE KING'S MIRROR
BY ANTHONY HOPE.
The King's Mirror.
- Illustrated. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
Mr. Hope's new romance pictures the life of a prince and king under conditions modern, and yet shared by representatives of royalty almost throughout history. The interactions of the people and royalty, the aspirations of the prince, the intrigues surrounding him, the cares of state, and the craving for love, are some of the motives developed, with the accompaniments of incident and adventure, wherein the author proves his mastery of suspended interest and dramatic effect. It is a romance which will not only absorb the attention of readers, but impress them with a new admiration for the author's power.
The Chronicles of Count Antonio.
- With Photogravure Frontispiece by S. W. Van Schaick. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
" No adventures were ever better worth telling than those of Count Antonio. . . . The author knows full well how to make every pulse thrill, and how to hold his readers under the spell of his magic.—Boston Herald.
- New edition. 12mo. Cloth, $1.25.
"A very remarkable book, deserving of critical analysis impossible within our limit; brilliant, but not superficial; well considered, but not elaborated; constructed with the proverbial art that conceals, but yet allows itself to be enjoyed by readers to whom fine literary method is a keen pleasure."—London World.
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK.
"I'm not a king for my own pleasure."
THE
KING'S MIRROR
A NOVEL
BY ANTHONY HOPE
Author of The Chronicles of Count
Antonio • The Prisoner of Zenda •
The God in the Car • Phroso •
Rupert of Hentzau, etc.
NEW YORK
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
1899
Copyright, 1898, 1899,
By ANTHONY HOPE HAWKINS.
All rights reserved.
CONTENTS.
chapter page I. — 1 II. — 11 III. — 22 IV. — 34 V. — 47 VI. — 60 VII. — 73 VIII. — 84 IX. — 96 X. — 109 XI. — 122 XII. — 136 XIII. — 151 XIV. — 165 XV. — 179 XVI. — 193 XVII. — 207 XVIII. — 219 XIX. — 233 XX. — 248 XXI. — 261 XXII. — 275 XXIII. — 290 XXIV. — 304 XXV. — 318 XXVI. — 334 XXVII. — 349 XXVIII. — 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
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1927.
The author died in 1933, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.