The Puppet Crown

The Puppet Crown

Harold MacGrath, bestselling American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter (1871-1932)


This ebook presents «The Puppet Crown», from Harold MacGrath. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.


Table of Contents

-01- About this book

-02- DEDICATION

-03- MOTTO

-04- THE SCEPTER WHICH WAS A STICK

-05- THE COUP D'ETAT OF COUSIN JOSEF

-06- AN EPISODE TEN YEARS AFTER

-07- AN ADVENTURE WITH ROYALTY

-08- BEHIND THE PUPPET BOOTH

-09- MADEMOISELLE OF THE VEIL

-10- SOME DIALOGUE, A SPRAINED ANKLE, AND SOME SOLDIERS

-11- THE RED CHATEAU

-12- NOTHING MORE SERIOUS THAN A HOUSE PARTY

-13- BEING OF LONG RIDES, MAIDS, KISSES AND MESSAGES

-14- THE DENOUEMENT

-15- WHOM THE GODS DESTROY AND A FEW OTHERS

-16- BEING OF COMPLICATIONS NOT RECKONED ON

-17- QUI M'AIME, AIME MON CHIEN

-18- IN WHICH FORTUNE BECOMES CARELESS AND PRODIGAL

-19- WHAT HAPPENED AT THE ARCHBISHOP'S PALACE AND AFTER

-20- SOME PASSAGES AT ARMS

-21- A MINOR CHORD AND A CHANGE OF MOVEMENT

-22- A CHANCE RIDE IN THE NIGHT

-23- THE LAST STAND OF A BAD SERVANT

-24- A COURT FETE AT THE RED CHATEAU

-25- IN WHICH MAURICE RECURS TO OFFENBACH

-26- A GAME OF POKER AND THE STAKES

-27- THE PRISONER OF THE RED CHATEAU

-28- THE FORTUNES OF WAR

-29- A PAGE FROM TASSO

-30- WORMWOOD AND LEES

-31- INTO THE HANDS OF AUSTRIA

-32- INTO STILL WATERS AND SILENCE