ROSE OF THE WORLD
BY
AGNES & EGERTON CASTLE
AUTHORS OF
"THE SECRET ORCHARD" AND "THE STAR DREAMER"
O Dream of my Life, my Glory,
O Rose of the World, my Dream
(THE DOMINION OF DREAMS)
LONDON
SMITH, ELDER & CO., 15, WATERLOO PLACE
1905
(All rights reserved)
PRINTED BY
WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED,
LONDON AND BECCLES.
BOOK I
ROSE OF THE WORLD
CHAPTER I