A 1912 novel by Harold MacGrath, a popular American writer of romantic and adventure fiction. The title and chapter headings suggest a story of love, travel, and intrigue that moves from a stage door through social encounters and continental settings. It offers light, engaging entertainment for listeners who enjoy early twentieth-century popular fiction.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
Opening of the book
“Your address!” bawled the Duke. THE PLACE OF HONEYMOONS By HAROLD MACGRATH Author of THE MAN ON THE BOX, THE GOOSE GIRL, THE CARPET FROM BAGDAD, ETC. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ARTHUR I. KELLER INDIANAPOLIS THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY PUBLISHERS Copyright 1912 The Bobbs-Merrill Company PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO. BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
To B. O’G. Horace calls no more to me, Homer in the dust-heap lies: I have found my Odyssey In the lightness of her glee, In the laughter of her eyes. Ovid’s page is thumbed no more, E’en Catullus has no choice! There is endless, precious lore, Such as I ne’er knew before, In the music of her voice. Breath of hyssop steeped in wine, Breath of violets and furze, Wild-wood roses, Grecian myrrhs, All these perfumes do combine In that maiden breath of hers. Nay, I look not at the skies, Nor the sun that hillward slips, For the day lives or it dies In the laughter of her eyes, In the music of her lips! Contents CHAPTER I. At the Stage Door II. There Is a Woman? III. The Beautiful Tigress IV. The Joke of Monsieur V. Captive or Runaway VI. The Bird Behind Bars VII. Battling Jimmie VIII. Moonlight and a Prince IX. Colonel Caxley-Webster X. Marguerites and Emeralds XI. At the Crater’s Edge XII. Dick Courtlandt’s Boy XIII. Everything But the Truth XIV. A Comedy with Music XV. Herr Rosen’s Regrets XVI. The Apple of Discord
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