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The Archduchess

Daphne du Maurier

First published 1959
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

"The fairytale-like story of a fictional European kingdom, Ronda, one of the last countries to become a republic. The unnamed narrator recounts how its revolution came to happen, with a focus on one particular royal figure, the beautiful and possibly immortal Archduchess." -- <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/440451180">Blair</a>

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1959 The Breaking Point: Eight Stories Gollancz Collection
1970 Cover The Blue Lenses and Other Stories Penguin Books Collection 159