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In the tangled reeds and crumbling walls of an abandoned colonial town, a long‑lost legend awakens. The narrator, a diligent librarian‑historian, has pieced together fragments of faded records to reveal the early days of St. Mary’s, once the seat of Maryland’s proprietary government. As the river that once bore the name St. George winds past the ruins, the tale introduces Rob of the Bowl, a solitary figure whose actions become entwined with the town’s fading glory.
Against a backdrop of religious ambition and political upheaval, the story follows the clash between steadfast settlers and the forces that drove the capital away to Annapolis in 1694. Through vivid descriptions of desolate glades, echoing birdcalls, and the stubborn growth of a hardy landscape, listeners are drawn into a world where loyalty, faith, and survival hang in delicate balance, setting the stage for the drama that will unfold.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (358K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Roberta Staehlin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
2011-09-09
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1795–1870
A lively early American novelist and statesman, remembered for helping shape the romance of the Old South in fiction while also playing a visible role in national politics. His best-known books mix adventure, regional detail, and a strong sense of place.
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