HOPE, ANTHONY [ANTHONY HOPE-HAWKINS ] — Phroso: A Romance

London, Methuen. 1923, Reprint. Cloth. Ex-Library, Adventure-loving aristocrat Lord Wheatley buys a small Greek island, but when he finally arrives at his Mediterranean idyll, he finds that the native inhabitants of the island are not willing to cede to his leadership. Instead, they prefer to be ruled by the beautiful Phroso, with whom Wheatley soon finds himself falling in love. But before the two can live happily ever after, Phroso vanishes -- and Wheatley will move heaven and earth to guarantee her safe return. 452p. Vintage copy of reissue in 1923. Text neat and complete in slightly age-toned paper Red cloth, some shelf wear especially at head and foot of spine partly repaired. Good - Very Good/No Jacket.