In The Palace Of The King — F. Marion Crawford / Francis Marion Crawford

Crawford's intimate knowledge of many countries resulted in an unequalled series of brilliant romances, including varied characters from the glassblowers of Venice, the silversmiths of Rome, the cigarette makers of Munich, and the Bosphorus, simple sailors on the coast of Spain. But whether the scene be in modern India or the palaces of Babylon, the story fascinates the reader. In the Palace of the King (written in 1900) is a romance of Old Madrid. It has been adapted for the stage and filmed.