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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |