Fate the Fiddler (1900)
Fate the Fiddler (1900)

Author: Herbert C. Macilwaine

Publisher:

Published: 2008-06-01

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 9781436845151

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Fate's a Fiddler
Fate's a Fiddler

Author: Edwin George Pinkham

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2016-05-19

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 9781357378530

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Fate the Fiddler (Classic Reprint)
Fate the Fiddler (Classic Reprint)

Author: Herbert C. Macilwaine

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-07-17

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9781527607958

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Excerpt from Fate the Fiddler Ambition, and restlessness, and the little chances that we seek to dignify in total by the name of Fate, might conceivably have cast these two men, the story of whom we shall immediately take up, into any other uncomfortable corner of the world except the stretch of untilled, untouched Australia, they looked on now. For to behold them was to see that they were of the breed that is called away from the things of home, for service of they know not what, by voices they follow and do not understand, but dare not disobey. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Simon the Fiddler
Simon the Fiddler

Author: Paulette Jiles

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2020-04-14

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 0062966766

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The critically acclaimed, bestselling author of News of the World and Enemy Women returns to Texas in this atmospheric story, set at the end of the Civil War, about an itinerant fiddle player, a ragtag band of musicians with whom he travels trying to make a living, and the charming young Irish lass who steals his heart. In March 1865, the long and bitter War between the States is winding down. Till now, twenty-three-year-old Simon Boudlin has evaded military duty thanks to his slight stature, youthful appearance, and utter lack of compunction about bending the truth. But following a barroom brawl in Victoria, Texas, Simon finds himself conscripted, however belatedly, into the Confederate Army. Luckily his talent with a fiddle gets him a comparatively easy position in a regimental band. Weeks later, on the eve of the Confederate surrender, Simon and his bandmates are called to play for officers and their families from both sides of the conflict. There the quick-thinking, audacious fiddler can’t help but notice the lovely Doris Mary Dillon, an indentured girl from Ireland, who is governess to a Union colonel’s daughter. After the surrender, Simon and Doris go their separate ways. He will travel around Texas seeking fame and fortune as a musician. She must accompany the colonel’s family to finish her three years of service. But Simon cannot forget the fair Irish maiden, and vows that someday he will find her again. Incandescent in its beauty, told in Paulette Jiles’s trademark spare yet lilting style, Simon the Fiddler is a captivating, bittersweet tale of the chances a devoted man will take, and the lengths he will go to fulfill his heart’s yearning. "Jiles’ sparse but lyrical writing is a joy to read. . . . Lose yourself in this entertaining tale.” — Associated Press