Publisher's Synopsis
""Phroso: A Romance"" is a novel written by Anthony Hope that tells the story of an Englishman named Harold Armytage who travels to the Greek island of Melos to find his lost love, Phroso. Along the way, he encounters a variety of characters, including a mysterious countess, a scheming lawyer, and a group of dangerous bandits. As Harold navigates the treacherous landscape of Melos, he must also confront his own feelings for Phroso and decide whether their love is worth fighting for. The novel is filled with adventure, suspense, and romance, and is considered one of Hope's most engaging works.1896. Hope was a barrister who gave up the law after the success of his novel The Prisoner of Zenda. This book begins: Quot homines tot sententiae: so many men, so many fancies. My fancy was for an island. Perhaps boyhood's glamour hung yet round sea-girt rocks, and fairy lands forlorn still beckoned me; perhaps I felt that London was too full, the Highlands rather fuller, the Swiss mountains most insufferably crowded of them all. Money can buy company, and it can buy retirement. The latter service I asked now of the moderate wealth with which my poor cousin Tom's death had endowed me. Everybody was good enough to suppose that I rejoiced at Tom's death, whereas I was particularly sorry for it, and was not consoled even by the prospect of the island. My friends understood this wish for an island as little as they appreciated my feelings about poor Tom. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
