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The Anthony Hope Library
Enter a world of crowns and conspiracies, gallant adventures, perilous loyalties, and hearts obliged to choose between love and honour.The Anthony Hope Library presents the works of Anthony Hope read in full, bringing back the wit, romance, intrigue, and high adventure that made The Prisoner of Zenda a classic. From royal courts and secret plots to duels, disguises, and impossible choices, these are tales best enjoyed as Hope intended: with danger close at hand and adventure just beyond the…
Episodes
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Comedies of Courtship The Lady of the Pool Chapter 4 - A Catastrophe at the Pool
In which the uneasy interplay of youthful ambitions and social niceties unfolds by the Pool, where chance meetings and whispered rumours mingle with the brisk…
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Comedies of Courtship The Lady of the Pool Chapter 3 - All Nonsense
In which a young lady by the sunlit pool indulges in playful reveries and guarded confidences with a gentleman visitor, both exchanging banter and concealed…
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Comedies of Courtship The Lady of the Pool Chapter 2 Miss Wallace's Friend
In which the fortunes and fortunes of the Mercerons are traced with affectionate detail, revealing a family proud yet perturbed by faded honours and the…
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Comedies of Courtship The Lady of the Pool Chapter 1 - A Firm Believer
In which Millie Bushell, a tall and spirited young lady, contemplates the eerie local legend of Agatha Merceron while encountering the sceptical yet devoted…
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Comedies of Courtship The Wheel of Love Chapter 13 - Faithful to Death
In which a sudden crisis at the Palais-Royal summons a hastened rescue that tests the composure and courage of all involved, revealing the intricate interplay…
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Comedies of Courtship The Wheel of Love Chapter 12 - Another
In which the intricacies of young affections and social expectations are delicately unfolded amidst a tableau of genteel conversation and minor domestic…
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Comedies of Courtship The Wheel of Love Chapter 11 - A Dynamite Outrage
In which a convivial afternoon at Lake Dora gently unfolds into a curious discourse on the curious intricacies of courtship, accompanied by the light-hearted…
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Comedies of Courtship The Wheel of Love Chapter 10 - Mr and Mrs Not Ashforth
In which a chance encounter at a fashionable gathering leads to an awkward and revealing misunderstanding about identities, causing discomfort and forcing…
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Comedies of Courtship The Wheel of Love Chapter 9 - Mr and Mrs Ashforth Part 2
In which the recovery of Miss Bussey restores the spirits of a small circle detained in Paris, where the ambiguities of courtship are compounded by lost…
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Comedies of Courtship The Wheel of Love Chapter 8 -Mr and Mrs Ashforth Part 1
In which a quiet journey to Paris is marked by unspoken tensions and postponed revelations, as Miss Bellairs artfully avoids a certain gentleman while her…
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Comedies of Courtship The Wheel of Love Chapter 7 - The Sights of Avignon
In which the party pauses at Avignon, where Dora wrestles with the vexing dualities of friendship, love, and duty amidst the enchanting vistas of the old city…
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Comedies of Courtship The Wheel of Love Chapter 6 - A Man with a Theory
In which John and Mary, under Miss Bussey’s watchful eye, make their way to Paris, eagerly awaiting telegrams that hold the key to their plans, while a certain…
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Comedies of Courtship The Wheel of Love Chapter 5 - A Second Edition
In which the scheme and sentiments of several young people unfold amidst a fleeting Riviera sojourn, revealing delicate balances of affection, honour, and…
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Comedies of Courtship Wheel of Love Chapter 4 - The Tale of a Postmark
In which the plans for a Parisian journey reveal unexpected desires and delicate social manoeuvres among Lady Deane, Sir Roger, and their companions, while a…
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Comedies of Courtship Wheel of Love Chapter 3 - A Providential Disclosure
In which John Ashforth and Mary Bussey, in a sudden and earnest resolution, determine to hasten their wedding to secure their mutual peace, only to be…
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Comedies of Courtship Wheel of Love Chapter 2 - Sympathy in Sorrow
In which the bright sun of Cannes serves as a backdrop to a gathering of acquaintances bound by unspoken sorrows and discreet confidences, where the lively Sir…
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Comedies of Courtship Wheel of Love Chapter 1 - The Virtuous Hypocrites
In which we are introduced to the ostensibly fortunate yet inwardly troubled engagement of John Ashforth and Mary Travers, whose affectionate correspondence…