The Princess Aline
1895
The Princess Aline is a novelette by Richard Harding Davis, first published in 1895. The story follows Morton Carlton, a young and privileged portrait painter from New York City, who becomes infatuated with Princess Aline of Hohenwald after seeing her photograph. His romantic quest to meet her leads him on an adventurous journey to Europe, exploring themes of love, societal expectations, and personal ideals. The work was serialized in Harper's Monthly and became one of the best-selling novels in the United States that year.
