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The Heart of Princess Osra

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The Heart of Princess Osra
by Anthony Hope

Book 1 in the Ruritania trilogy, although the short stories are more targetted at adults. All the stories were first published serially in To-day weekly (London), beginning August 3, 1895; many of the stories were also published individually in other American magazines. Curiously, the first story was published in To-day (August 3, 1895) as "The Heart of Stephen the Smith;" subsequent stories as "The Heart of Princess Osra. II—The Wager of the Marquis de Mérosailles," e.g.

2995849The Heart of Princess OsraAnthony Hope

THE HEART OF PRINCESS OSRA

By ANTHONY HOPE

Author of "The Prisoner of Zenda"

In Preparation

"PHROSO"

By the Author of this Volume

"'KILL HIM FOR ME, THEN; KILL HIM FOR ME'"—Page 239

THE HEART OF
PRINCESS OSRA

BY
ANTHONY HOPE
AUTHOR OF
"The Prisoner of Zenda" "The Dolly Dialogues" Etc.

WITH NUMEROUS FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS
BY
H. C. EDWARDS

New York and London
Frederick A. Stokes Company
PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1895, 1896
By A. H. Hawkins

Copyright, 1896
By Frederick A. Stokes Company

Copyright, 1895, 1896
By S. S. McClure, Limited

Contents

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS


  1. PAGE.
  2. "'Kill him for me, then; kill him for me'"
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    Frontispiece
  3. "'Take her and be happy'"
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    11
  4. "Stephen stood on the threshold with his staff in his hand"
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    37
  5. The physician receives Princess Osra
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    56
  6. "'Madame, if you will, you can do me a great service'"
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    101
  7. "With either hand he drew a silver-mounted pistol"
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    114
  8. "She asked the officer why a throng of people hastened to the city"
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    118
  9. "'My lord, where is the Princess?'"
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    160
  10. "He drove his sword into his body, and the Count gave back before it"
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    165
  11. "He walked with his head down and his eyes on the ground"
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    171
  12. "He took it and drained it"
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    204
  13. "On either side of it sat the priest of the village and the Miller of Hofbau"
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    215
  14. "'Forgive me, forgive me!'"
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    252
  15. "A young man sprang up, and, with a low bow, drew aside to let her pass"
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    259
  16. "'You are the beauty of the world,' he answered smiling"
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    263