"Happiness is not a circumstance, nor a set of circumstances; it's only a light, and we may keep it burning if we will...nothing will ever make us happy except the spirit within." Lavender & Old Lace is a Victorian Romance written by Myrtle Reed in 1902. This story causes laughter, happy sighs, and tears. A beautiful love story filled with joys and tragedies, told with wit and charm, Lavender & Old Lace is a classic you will want to read again and again.