A Terrible Beauty (35 page)

The maps of the archaelogical sites found in the front of this book are in keeping with those Emily would have found in her trusty Baedekers. It was assumed educated travelers could decipher them in French or German as necessary.

I took my epigraph from Robert Fagles, whose translations of Homer are my personal favorites. Emily is limited to what was available in her century, but I (fortunately!) am not. She would adore his gorgeous command of language.

Miltiades' helmet, inscribed to Zeus, is on display at the museum in Olympia. Nothing belonging to Achilles has ever been discovered. Like Emily, I would prefer archaeologists uncover something of Hector's.

 

ALSO BY
TASHA ALEXANDER

And Only to Deceive

A Poisoned Season

A Fatal Waltz

Tears of Pearl

Dangerous to Know

A Crimson Warning

Death in the Floating City

Behind the Shattered Glass

The Counterfeit Heiress

The Adventuress

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tasha Alexander
attended the University of Notre Dame, where she signed on as an English major in order to have a legitimate excuse for spending all her time reading. She and her husband, novelist Andrew Grant, divide their time between Chicago and the UK.

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CONTENTS

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Epigraph

Maps

Prologue: London December, 1888

Spring, 1899

Chapter 1

Philip Cairo, 1891

Chapter 2

Philip Munich, 1891

Chapter 3

Philip Munich, 1891

Chapter 4

Philip London, 1891

Chapter 5

Philip London, 1891

Chapter 6

Philip Vienna, 1891

Chapter 7

Philip Magnesia on the Maeander Turkey, 1892

Chapter 8

Philip Athens, 1892

Chapter 9

Philip Troy, 1893

Chapter 10

Philip Constantinople, 1893

Chapter 11

Philip Troy, 1894

Chapter 12

Philip Constantinople, 1894

Chapter 13

Philip Athens, 1894

Chapter 14

Philip Ephesus, 1895

Chapter 15

Philip Ephesus, 1895

Chapter 16

Philip Ephesus, 1895

Chapter 17

Philip Athens, 1896

Chapter 18

Philip Santorini, 1896

Chapter 19

Philip Santorini, 1897

Chapter 20

Philip Santorini, 1899: A Few Weeks Earlier

Chapter 21

Philip Santorini: A Few Weeks Ago

Chapter 22

Philip Santorini: That Morning

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Author's Note

Also by Tasha Alexander

About the Author

Copyright

 

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.

 

A TERRIBLE BEAUTY.
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First Edition: October 2016