Miss Helen Shaw of Boston, New England, is delighted to learn she has become an heiress. The inheritance of her grandfather's house in the Connecticut mountains, together with a half-share in his prosperous ironworks nearby, means he has finally ...
"Traitor's daughter! You're not wanted here!" It was a harsh welcome for Charlotte, returning home to France after four years abroad. The Franco-Prussian war was over, but the villagers of Montsapin had not forgotten it. They had ...
Sparked off by poverty and famine in West Wales in the early 1840s, the Rebecca Riots were a popular protest against the injustice of the tolls. Dressed as women, large bands of men scoured the country by night, spurred on by their leader; known as '...
"I shall require more than loyalty from you -- much more!" Elaine Howard shivered as she heard Guy Kemp make this promise -- or threat. She was a wealthy merchant's daughter. Why did she thrill to the rhythm of a seabound ship -- to th...