Forsaken Bride

One of Georgie Sheldon's earliest novels, The Forsaken Bride is actually about two Forsaken Brides.Sir Dudley Durward, the Earl of Durward, is so callous and neglectful of his wife that her devoted love for him is finally crushed, and she plans a means of avenging his cruelty.Written by Mrs. Georgie Sheldon (Sarah Elizabeth Forbush Downs 1843???1926), and copyright 1880 by Street and Smith.Printed in serial form in 1880 in The New York Ledger, and The New Zealand Herald.Printed also in serial form as Abandoned in The Maitland Mercury in 1880. Clover Series no. 111. (1896) Eagle Series no. 282. (1902) Princess Series no. 16.Transcribed and edited by Jeffrey Merrow from the 1897 Dilligham (New York) printed edition. 456 Pages.