
DAISY IN THE FIELD - BY ELIZABETH WETHERELL
CHAPTER I. THE FIRST SMOKE OF THE BATTLEFIELD - CHAPTER II. AT THE RENDEZVOUS - CHAPTER III. IN REVIEW - CHAPTER IV. ON FOOT - CHAPTER V. ON HORSEBACK - CHAPTER VI. IN THE FIRE - CHAPTER VII. DETAILED FOR DUTY - CHAPTER VIII. DAISY'S POST - CHAPTER IX. SKIRMISHING - CHAPTER X. WAITING - CHAPTER XI. A VICTORY - CHAPTER XII. AN ENGAGEMENT - CHAPTER XIII. A TRUCE - CHAPTER XIV. FLIGHT - CHAPTER XV. OLD BATTLEFIELDS - CHAPTER XVI. THE FORLORN HOPE - CHAPTER XVII. OUT OF THE SMOKE - CHAPTER XVIII. A MARKED BATTERY - CHAPTER XIX. ONE FALLEN - CHAPTER XX. THE WOUNDED - CHAPTER XXI. THE HOSPITAL - CHAPTER XXII. ORDERS - CHAPTER XXIII. "HERE!"
CHAPTER I. - THE FIRST SMOKE OF THE BATTLEFIELD.
Daisy is a quietly determined young woman whose days are filled with books, tea, and the gentle admonitions of Miss Cardigan. In the stillness of a modest home, she wrestles with the weight of her studies while the distant rumble of battle seeps into her thoughts, blurring the line between past glories and present anxieties. Her inner world is a tapestry of scholarly ambition and an unsettling awareness that the world outside is changing far beyond the pages she pores over.
When the memory of Thorold—his fierce eyes, his steadfast hand—surfaces, Daisy’s heart is caught between longing and dread. The promise of love collides with the looming danger of duty, leaving her trembling with a mix of hope and sorrow. As she steadies herself with a cup of tea and Miss Cardigan’s quiet presence, the story hints at a journey that will test her resolve and reveal the true cost of devotion.
Language
en
Duration
~10 hours (593K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2006-06-26
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1819–1885
Best known for the hugely popular novel The Wide, Wide World, this 19th-century American writer brought together domestic storytelling, religious feeling, and moral seriousness in books that reached a vast readership.
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