THE VINTAGE
A Romance of the Greek War ofIndependence.
By
E. F. BENSON
Author of "Limitations" "Dodo""The Judgment Books" etc.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY G.P. JACOMB-HOOD
"And the wine-press was trodden without the
city, and blood came out of the wine-press"
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
1898

"'COME AND SIT DOWN'"
THIS ROMANCE
DEALING WITH THE REGENERATION OF HER PEOPLE
IS DEDICATED BY PERMISSION
TO
HER MAJESTY
OLGA
QUEEN OF THE HELLENES
CONTENTS
PART I
THE VINEYARD
PART II
THE EVE OF THE GATHERING