Publisher's Synopsis
Fair Margaret is a historical romance novel written by H. Rider Haggard. The story is set in the 16th century and revolves around the life of a beautiful young woman named Margaret Owen. Margaret is the daughter of a wealthy merchant in England and is known for her beauty and intelligence. She is courted by many suitors, but she falls in love with a young man named Edmund Gray, who is a soldier in the army. However, their love is forbidden by Margaret's father, who wants her to marry a wealthy nobleman.Margaret and Edmund decide to elope and start a new life together. They travel to France, where they are pursued by Margaret's father and the nobleman who wants to marry her. Along the way, they encounter many challenges and obstacles, including pirates, bandits, and treacherous nobles. Despite these challenges, Margaret and Edmund remain devoted to each other and are determined to overcome all obstacles to be together.The novel is full of adventure, romance, and historical detail. Haggard brings to life the sights, sounds, and smells of 16th century England and France, and he creates a vivid cast of characters, from the brave and daring Edmund to the scheming and conniving nobles who want to destroy Margaret's happiness. Fair Margaret is a timeless tale of love and adventure that will appeal to readers of all ages.Now he appeared to be much disturbed, and said finally that they would bring him into trouble with the Marquis of Morella--how or why, he would not explain, though Peter guessed that it might be lest the marquis should learn from them that this priest, his chaplain, had been plundering the ship which he thought sunk, and possessing himself of his jewels. At length, seeing that the man meant mischief and would stop them in some fashion if they delayed, they bade him farewell hastily, and, pushing past him, mounted the mules that stood outside and rode away with their guide.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.