Maid-At-Arms - A Novel

This volume contains Robert William Chambers' 1902 novel, "e;The Maid-at-Arms"e;. It is a heroic romance that tells the story of George Ormond and Dorothy Varick, two young would-be lovers living in New York during the American Revolution. Everything is thrown into chaos, however, when the war begins to intrude on their comfortable metropolitan world. Robert William Chambers (1865 - 1933) was an American artist and author. He is most famous for his collection of stories entitled "e;The King in Yellow"e;. The chapters of this book include: "e;The Road to Varicks"e;, "e;In The Hallway"e;, "e;Cousins"e;, "e;Sir Lupus"e;, "e;A Night at the Patroon's"e;, "e;Dawn"e;, "e;Aftermath"e;, "e;Riding the Bounds"e;, "e;Hidden Fire"e;, "e;Two Lessons"e;, "e;Light and Shadows"e;, etcetera. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.