Maid-At-Arms - A Novel

This volume contains Robert William Chambers' 1902 novel, &quote;The Maid-at-Arms&quote;. 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 &quote;The King in Yellow&quote;. The chapters of this book include: &quote;The Road to Varicks&quote;, &quote;In The Hallway&quote;, &quote;Cousins&quote;, &quote;Sir Lupus&quote;, &quote;A Night at the Patroon's&quote;, &quote;Dawn&quote;, &quote;Aftermath&quote;, &quote;Riding the Bounds&quote;, &quote;Hidden Fire&quote;, &quote;Two Lessons&quote;, &quote;Light and Shadows&quote;, 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.