The Puppet Crown: A Romance of a Small Kingdom
Aug 2026 · Aeneas Press
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A small European kingdom, a dying king, a duchess who wants the throne for her line, an Austrian loan falling due, and an American who happens to be in the capital. MacGrath was a Syracuse newspaperman who became one of the best-paid novelists of his day and among the first to write seriously for the screen; this 1901 romance is briskly cynical about how kingdoms are actually disposed of — by bankers. Fifty-seven plates of café tables, garden corners and exiled royalty by painters including Edvard Munch and Eugène Lami give this tale of a kingdom traded over coffee its proper faces.
A small European kingdom, a dying king, a duchess who wants the throne for her line, an Austrian loan falling due, and an American who happens to be in the capital. MacGrath was a Syracuse newspaperman who became one of the best-paid novelists of his day and among the first to write seriously for...
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Harold MacGrath (1871–1932) was an American novelist and short story writer. He worked as a newspaper reporter in Syracuse, New York, before publishing his first novel, The Puppet Crown, in 1901. His other books include the thriller The Drums of Jeopardy (1920).
Harold MacGrath (1871–1932) was an American novelist and short story writer. He worked as a newspaper reporter in Syracuse, New York, before publishing his first novel, The Puppet Crown, in 1901. His other books include the thriller The Drums of Jeopardy (1920).
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