281 pp. Gray cloth with gilt titles on spine and front board. Top edge gilt. Illustrated with water-color drawings by the author. English literature. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Marguerite Cunliffe-Owen (1859 – 1927) was a French-born historical novelist, nonfiction author, and a syndicated newspaper columnist who published under the pseudonyms La Marquise de Fontenoy, the Countess du Planty, and Officier de l'Ordre de l'Instruction Publique de France.