Macaria - Augusta J Evans - Bog

Macaria is a novel written by Augusta J. Evans that was originally published in 1864. The story is set during the American Civil War and follows the lives of two families, the Warringtons and the Rochesters, who are divided by their allegiances to the Union and the Confederacy. The main character of the novel is Macaria, the daughter of a Confederate colonel who is captured and imprisoned by Union forces. Macaria is left to care for her younger siblings and struggling to survive in a war-torn world. She meets and falls in love with a Union officer, Harold, who is also captured and imprisoned. As Macaria and Harold navigate their feelings for each other, they are forced to confront the harsh realities of war and the prejudices that divide them. The novel explores themes of love, loyalty, forgiveness, and the devastating consequences of war. Augusta J. Evans was a popular Southern writer during the Civil War era and Macaria was one of her most successful novels. It is considered a classic work of Southern literature and a valuable historical document that offers insight into the social and political climate of the time.The book begins: The town clock was on the last stroke of twelve, the solitary candle measured about two inches from its socket, and as the summer wind rushed through the half-closed shutters, the melted tallow dripped slowly into the brightly-burnished brazen candlestick. The flickering light fell upon grim battalions of figures marshaled on the long, blue-lined pages of a ledger, and flashed fitfully in the face of the accountant, as he bent over his work. In these latter days of physical degeneration, such athletic frames as his are rarely seen among the youth of our land. Sixteen years������� growth had given him unusual height and remarkable breadth of chest, and it was difficult to realize that the stature of manhood had been attained by a mere boy in years.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.