Phroso

by Anthony Hope

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Classic Literature. Fiction. Romance. HTML: Adventure-loving aristocrat Lord Wheatley buys a small Greek island, but when he finally arrives at his Mediterranean idyll, he finds that the native inhabitants of the island are not willing to cede to his leadership. Instead, they prefer to be ruled by the beautiful Phroso, with whom Wheatley soon finds himself falling in love. But before the two can live happily ever after, Phroso vanishes�??and Wheatley will move heaven and earth to guarantee her safe return.… (more)

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Excellent romantic adventure story that takes place on a fictional Greek Island (

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vernefan | Jan 7, 2022 |

I picked up a copy of this book after I had read a few of Hope's other works (Zenda, Dieppe, Simon Dale...) and I am so glad I did. This is a great story. I won't mention any of the details as I think it is best left as a surprise, but I will say it is a page-turner, really well written, and a great set of characters!

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Garrison0550 | May 10, 2016 |

The first time I read this I would have given it 5; the second time I did not like it quite som much,. but it is still better than most of Hope's non-Ruritanian novels, concerning an English hero involved with a young Greek girl and assorted villains on an Aegean island. The plot bears a curious resemblence to Buchan's The Dancing Floor. (

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Phroso - A Romance

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Classic Literature. Fiction. Romance. HTML:

Adventure-loving aristocrat Lord Wheatley buys a small Greek island, but when he finally arrives at his Mediterranean idyll, he finds that the native inhabitants of the island are not willing to cede to his leadership. Instead, they prefer to be ruled by the beautiful Phroso, with whom Wheatley soon finds himself falling in love. But before the two can live happily ever after, Phroso vanishes�??and Wheatley will move heaven and earth to guarantee her safe return.

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