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The Puppet Crown is a historical fiction novel written by Harold MacGrath. Set in the 18th century, the story revolves around a young prince named Karl of Karlsruhe who is forced to flee his kingdom after his father is assassinated. With the help of his loyal friend and advisor,... Read Full Overview

Duty and adventure are in the hands of a young American when kingdoms and love crash into honor. And Honor is out of fashion.... Americans have a way of getting in the middle.

"The Puppet Crown" from Harold MacGrath. American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter (1871-1932).

The Puppet Crown is a historical fiction novel written by Harold MacGrath. Set in the 18th century, the story revolves around the life of a young prince named Rupert of Hentzau. Rupert is the rightful heir to the throne of Ruritania, a fictional European country. However, his... Read Full Overview

The king sat in his private garden in the shade of a potted orange tree, the leaves of which were splashed with brilliant yellow. It was high noon of one of those last warm sighs of passing summer which now and then lovingly steal in between the chill breaths of September. The... Read Full Overview

The story is reminiscent of Stevenson's "Prince Otto" in a certain airy persiflage and genial cynicism and in the comic opera quality of the little Continental kingdom that is the scene of its remarkable plot; it strongly suggests Anthony Hope's "The Prisoner of Zenda" in the... Read Full Overview

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The story is reminiscent of Stevenson's "Prince Otto" in a certain airy persiflage and genial cynicism and in the comic opera quality of the little Continental kingdom that is the scene of its remarkable plot; it strongly suggests Anthony Hope's "The Prisoner of Zenda" in the... Read Full Overview

The story is reminiscent of Stevenson's "Prince Otto" in a certain airy persiflage and genial cynicism and in the comic opera quality of the little Continental kingdom that is the scene of its remarkable plot; it strongly suggests Anthony Hope's "The Prisoner of Zenda" in the... Read Full Overview

The story is reminiscent of Stevenson's "Prince Otto" in a certain airy persiflage and genial cynicism and in the comic opera quality of the little Continental kingdom that is the scene of its remarkable plot; it strongly suggests Anthony Hope's "The Prisoner of Zenda" in the... Read Full Overview

The king sat in his private garden in the shade of a potted orange tree, the leaves of which were splashed with brilliant yellow. It was high noon of one of those last warm sighs of passing summer which now and then lovingly steal in between the chill breaths of September. The... Read Full Overview