The Island Mystery (1918)
by George A. Birmingham

"A delicious specimen of pure comedy, the farcical combination of a joyously disreputable minor king, an American millionaire, his daughter who buys an island so that she may be queen thereof, and a native girl who learns English from hearing the sailors curse; with a Hun, an M. P., and an estimable young man thrown in for good measure. The book has been called a comic opera in narrative; but it is really a good deal more like the lamented Frank Stockton at his whimsical best.—The Bookman

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THE
ISLAND MYSTERY

BY
G. A. BIRMINGHAM

Author of “Gossamer,” “General John Regan,”
Spanish Gold,” etc.

NEW YORK
GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY




Copyright, 1918,
By George H. Doran Company

Copyright, 1918,
By The Frank A. Munsey Company


Printed in the United States of America


TO
THEODOSIA

WHOSE DISLIKE OF SUBTLE BOOKS
AND “BRAINY” PEOPLE I SHARE

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