382 pp. Color frontispiece by J.V. McFall, woodcuts by C.E. Brock. Jeanne de la Mesurier is 19 years old, and heiress to a vast fortune. She has left the convent in France where she has lived since her father died, and joined her stepmother in London. Her stepmother is Ena, Princess of Strurm, who is determined to present Jeanne to London society, and to find her a wealthy husband. The Princess, however well born, is a pauper and a scam artist, in league with Major Forrest, a card sharp and bridge hustler."--GoodReads Review
