THE ROYAL PAWN

OF VENICE

CATERINA CORNADO, QUEEN OF CYPRUS FROM THE PAINTING BY TITIAN

THE ROYAL PAWN

OF VENICE

A Romance of Cyprus

By

MRS. LAWRENCE TURNBULL

Author of

"The Golden Book of Venice"

PHILADELPHIA & LONDON

J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY

1911

Copyright, 1911

By Francese Litchfield Turnbull

Published April, 1911

Printed by J. B. Lippincott Company

Washington Square Press, Philadelphia, U. S. A.

DEDICATED

BY GRACIOUS PERMISSION OF

HER MAJESTY

TO

MARGHERITA OF SAVOY

THE BELOVED FIRST QUEEN OF UNITED ITALY

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