Aladdin O’Brien can whistle through his front teeth better than anyone, and on the way home from Sunday school he entices Margaret out onto the forbidden river. The novel follows the pair from childhood through Aladdin’s wild youth and his struggles with drink, and then into the Civil War, where his character is put to its hardest test.
A romantic first novel from 1902, for readers who like Civil War fiction with a love story at its heart. Download the free EPUB.