DDC/MDS
| 813 |
Publication
Chicago : Herbert S. Stone and company, 1901.
Original publication date
1901
Description
Short excerpt: But his thoughtful father had given him a wealthy mother and as earning a living was not a necessity he failed to see why it was a duty.
Status
Available
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User reviews
LibraryThing member TadAD
Hope's The Prisoner of Zenda is the most famous of these pre-World War I adventures set in fictional minor European kingdoms, but this one got to name the genre of "Graustarkian novels". It's an entirely predictable but, nonetheless, enjoyable story with which to pass a summer's afternoon.
LibraryThing member PhilSyphe
"Graustark" was first published in 1901. The story takes place during the 1890s, opening on a train ride through America, during which Grenfall Lorry - the hero - meets the mysterious and enchanting Miss Guggenslocker.
This lady, travelling with her aunt and uncle, are natives of Graustark; a
This lady, travelling with her aunt and uncle, are natives of Graustark; a
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little-known country in Eastern Europe. The bulk of the novel takes place in this fictitious country, as once the beautiful Miss Guggenslocker returns to her homeland, Grenfall and his friend decide to head over to this unknown place. Once there, confusion sets in, for nobody has heard of anyone by the name of Guggenslocker. Show Less
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Physical description
2 p.; 19 cm
Local notes
MDCCCCI on title page, no "thousands" indicated on verso