A Dash for a Throne

A Dash for a Throne by Arthur W. Marchmont,a popular British author who wrote several best-selling novels around the turn of the century. Marchmont's 1897 novel By Right of Sword remained on the Grosset & Dunlap best-seller list for over a decade after its initial publication, and in 1904 was made into a successful Broadway production, which ran several seasons. It was often remarked that Marchmont's novels sold better in the U.S. than in his own country. Marchmont specialized in the genre of "Imperial Intrigue." His tales are filled with romance, action, duels, and narrow escapes. He also wrote several excellent mystery novels, but is generally unrecognized for his work in that genre. For a British writer his prose is surprisingly straightforward and simple, and his books full of action and incident.