WhenRussianrevolutionariesburndowntheirbelovedhomeintheCaucasuswiththeirsickfatherstillinsideit,IvorandhisbeautifulsisterWeenadecidetoleaveRussiaforgoodandtraveltoEngland.Theirmother,whowasnowdead,hadbeenEnglishandsotheythemselvesspeakthelanguagefluently.IvortoldWeenathathehadbeenexpectingtroublefromthelocalsforsometimeandhadbeensecretlyremovingvaluablepaintingsandobjetsd’artfromtheirhomeandstoringtheminawarehouseatthedocks.ThesetheywouldbringtoEnglandandbysellingthemtheywouldhaveenoughmoneytoliveonuntiltheybothmarried,asIvorinsisted,toanheiressforhimselfandarichmillionaireforWeena.Andthenalltheirtroubleswouldcomemiraculouslytoanend.IvoralsohasthebrilliantideathattheywouldimpressandintriguetheSocialworldinLondoniftheycalledthemselvesPrinceandPrincessastheEnglishalwayslovedpeoplewithtitlesfromanycountry.AndanywayanyoneofanystandinginRussiaalwaysboastedagrandsoundingtitle.WhentheyreachedEngland,theywouldsaythattheyweregreatfriendsofarichinfluentialandrealRussianPrince,whohadbeenverypopularinsmartcirclesinLondonandwhohadnowdied,sothattheywouldthenbeinvitedtoSocietypartiesandballswheretheywouldmeettheirfuturerichspouses.OnboardshiptoEnglandWeenameetsamancalledDavidHartandshebecomesveryattachedtohim,especiallyafteranuncouthpassengertriestokissherforciblyinthemoonlightoneeveningassheissobeautiful.ThenDavidrescuesheratthecriticalmomentfromadesperatesituationandheistorescueheragain.WhathappenswhentheyarriveinEnglandwithalltheirtreasuresandhowlovecomestobothWeenaandIvoristoldinthisunusualandromantictalebyBARBARACARTLAND.