Graustark. The Story of a Love Behind the Throne

The fiction of George Barr McCutcheon (1866-1928) proved so popular in his day that he, along with Anthony Hope, the author of& 34;The Prisoner of Zenda,& 34; invented a whole new genre, now called the& 34;Graustarkian novel,& 34; a charming product of a more innocent time when the Balkans could be the scene of adventurous romances set in imaginary countries. McCutcheon& 39;s Graustark no doubt borders Hope& 39;s Ruritania and Avram Davidson& 39;s more recent Scythia-Pannonia-Transbalkania. It was a place where an American adventurer could find himself or herself adrift, but rapidly caught up in intrigues, captures and escapes, and the perilously-hinged destiny of (at the very least) a royal throne or two.& 34;Graustark& 34; is one entry in this best-selling series, which also includes& 34;The Prince of Graustark,& 34;& 34;Truxton King,& 34; and& 34;Beverly of Graustark.& 34;