In Rome, the old house of Sansevero has squandered its fortune, and the princess plans to mend it by marrying into American money. Nina, the heiress at the centre of the story, has her own ideas, while a practical young American, John Derby, arrives to work sulphur mines. Post satirises the trade in coronets from the inside.
A sharp social novel by the woman who later wrote America’s book of etiquette. Download the free EPUB.