In Strasbourg in the summer of 1870 the gossips of the café by the minster discuss a wedding while war with Prussia gathers on the Rhine. The young wife at the heart of the story is caught between husband, country and an Englishman named Brandon as the armies meet in Alsace and the city faces siege.
A romantic war novel of 1899 for readers who enjoy the historical adventures of Anthony Hope and Stanley Weyman. Download the free EPUB.
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