The Diva's Ruby

Hint: You can preview this book by clicking on "Preview" which is located under the cover of this book. About the author: Francis Marion Crawford (August 2, 1854 – April 9, 1909) was an American writer noted for his many novels, especially those set in Italy, and for his classic weird and fantastic stories.Crawford was born in Bagni di Lucca, Italy, the only son of the American sculptor Thomas Crawford and Louisa Cutler Ward, the brother of writer Mary Crawford Fraser (aka Mrs. Hugh Fraser), and the nephew of Julia Ward Howe, the American poet. He studied successively at St Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire; Cambridge University; University of Heidelberg; and the University of Rome.In 1879 he went to India, where he studied Sanskrit and edited in Allahabad The Indian Herald. Excerpt from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Marion_Crawford