Publisher's Synopsis
Fair Play: Or The Test Of The Lone Isle is a novel written by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth and published in 1868. The story is set on a fictional island called Lone Isle, located off the coast of Virginia. The main character, a young woman named Editha Percival, inherits the island from her father and decides to move there to start a new life.Editha soon discovers that the island is inhabited by a group of men who have established their own society with their own laws and customs. They are known as the ""Lone Islanders"" and they have a reputation for being fiercely independent and self-sufficient. Editha is initially welcomed by the Islanders, but she soon realizes that they have a dark secret - they practice a form of ""fair play"" that involves dueling to the death.As Editha struggles to understand the Lone Islanders and their ways, she finds herself drawn to one of the men, a handsome and mysterious stranger named Percy. Together they embark on a dangerous quest to uncover the truth about the fair play duels and the history of the island.Fair Play: Or The Test Of The Lone Isle is a thrilling tale of adventure, romance, and mystery. It explores themes of justice, honor, and the consequences of violence. The novel is considered a classic of 19th-century American literature and is still widely read today.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.
