Publisher's Synopsis
""East of the Setting Sun: A Tale of Graustark"" is a novel written by George Barr McCutcheon. The book is set in the fictional country of Graustark, located in Eastern Europe. The story follows the adventures of Beverly Calhoun, an American woman who travels to Graustark to visit her friend, Princess Yetive. While there, Beverly becomes embroiled in a political conspiracy and falls in love with the handsome and charming Prince Oscar. The novel is a classic romantic adventure, filled with suspense, intrigue, and unexpected twists and turns. McCutcheon's vivid descriptions of the landscape and culture of Graustark transport the reader to another time and place, making ""East of the Setting Sun"" a timeless tale of love and adventure.1924. American newspaperman and novelist, McCutcheon�������s book begins: There were several outsiders in the club on this particular night. Not outsiders in the strictest sense of the term; merely members who did not belong to the little coterie of old-timers who went there night after night and assumed, by virtue of regular and faithful attendance, the right to occupy the most prominent and at the same time the most comfortable couches and chairs in the lounge-that is to say, the cushioned hollow-square fronting the massive fireplace, and on this particular night, it may be added, a seat close to the roaring fire was more to be coveted than usual, for it was not only bitterly cold outside but inside as well. Indeed there was something distinctly and unpleasantly suggestive of an icehouse about the interior of the club-except, of course, in and about that hallowed region afore-designated as a hollow square. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
