Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, better known as Anthony Hope (1863 – 1933), was an English novelist and playwright. He was a prolific writer, especially of adventure novels.
Lord Wheatley, looking for adventure, decides to purchase an island, Neopalia, a Turkish possession in the Aegean Sea. But when he travels there to take it over, the natives don't want to give it up, and they insist that Phroso be its ruler. Complications ensue when Wheatley falls in love with Phroso and a Turk, Mouraki Pasha, kidnaps her. Before he can possess either Neopalia or Phroso, Wheatley has to fight a lot of battles.
Includes vintage illustration!
Lord Wheatley, looking for adventure, decides to purchase an island, Neopalia, a Turkish possession in the Aegean Sea. But when he travels there to take it over, the natives don't want to give it up, and they insist that Phroso be its ruler. Complications ensue when Wheatley falls in love with Phroso and a Turk, Mouraki Pasha, kidnaps her. Before he can possess either Neopalia or Phroso, Wheatley has to fight a lot of battles.
Includes vintage illustration!