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You will love this book if you enjoy Victorian melodrama, brave heroines, villains in disguise, and plots full of forged letters, chases and midnight dangers, with a love story built on forgiveness.
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Margaret Walsingham kneels beside a dying woman and begs the doctor for one more half hour. She wants the old lady to see her grandson before she goes, and she fears what his coming will mean. Within hours a will will bind her to a man she has never met and dreads.
Faithful Margaret is a Victorian novel by Annie Ashmore, set in 1862 and 1863. It is a melodrama of disguise and loyalty, and its heroine is poor, plain and impossible to break. You get a stubborn will, forged letters, a false friend and a man who comes home wearing the wrong face.
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- 1A dying woman binds two strangers by willFree
- 2The heir laughs and then sails away
- 3Two false friends follow him to war
- 4A railway crash gives Margaret a new name
- 5A vision, a dismissal and a long wandering
- 6A returned colonel who cannot pass her tests
- 7A stolen notebook and a night of terror
- 8Loyalty is the heart of the story
- 9Faces, names and disguises mislead everyone
- 10How the story is told and what to watch
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A dying woman binds two strangers by will
Old Ethel Brand is dying in her castle at Seven-Oak Waaste in Surrey. At her side is Margaret Walsingham, a sea captain's daughter who has served as her companion for four years. Margaret begs the doctor to keep the old woman alive until her grandson, St. Udo Brand, arrives from London.
Mrs. Brand has written a will that gives the whole estate to her grandson, but only if he marries Margaret within a year. If he refuses, the estate goes to Margaret herself. Margaret hates the plan. She dreads St. Udo, a charming, reckless guardsman who has spent his own fortune and scoffs at faith. Even at the deathbed she pleads for the will to be changed.
Mrs. Brand dies in Margaret's arms just as carriage wheels sound in the courtyard. The heir has come too late, and the will stands as written. A last wish given in love can become a trap for the living.
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Questions about La Fidèle Margaret
What is Faithful Margaret about?
It follows Margaret Walsingham, a poor companion left a castle in a dying woman's will. She tries to give it to the true heir, then must expose a dangerous man who comes to Castle Brand wearing someone else's face.
When is Faithful Margaret set?
The story takes place in 1862 and 1863, partly in Surrey and London and partly in the United States during the Civil War, where St. Udo Brand serves in the Federal army.
Who is the Chevalier de Calembours?
He is a talkative Hungarian adventurer who befriends St. Udo on the voyage to America. He wears ribbons and titles and wants money, and his loyalties change as often as his fortunes.
Is Faithful Margaret easy to read?
Yes, the plot moves quickly through short scenes, letters and chases, and each chapter ends on a hook. The characters are drawn clearly, and the narrator guides you through the story.
Cite this edition
Ashmore, Annie. Faithful Margaret. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/faithful-margaret.
Ashmore, A. (2026). Faithful Margaret. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/faithful-margaret
Ashmore, Annie. Faithful Margaret. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/faithful-margaret.
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publisher = {Library of Alexandria},
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