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Eagle's Mate
This thrilling novel tells the story of an American woman who falls in love with a Russian aristocrat during the events leading up to the Russian Revolution. Packed with action, romance, and drama, Eagles Mate is a must-read for fans of historical fiction. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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318 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1914
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Anna Alice Chapin
62 books1 followerAnna Alice Chapin was American author and playwright.
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August 21, 2011
The Eagle's Mate tells the story of young Anemone who lives with her caretaker, Aunt Sally, who was born and bred a Morne of Eagle Mountain. When the leader of the Morne clan is arrested and then rescued by his son and followers, Anemone discovers a side of life that was previously unknown to her gentle, girlish ways.
At first she sympathizes with the Mornes, preferring their seeming courage and manliness over the comfortable and safe males of her acquaintance, but when she is kidnapped and taken to Eagle Mountain herself, she realizes that it had all just been a girl's romantic fancy.
Through the rest of the book you find Anemone struggling with herself to discover how she really feels about Lancer Morne, who seems better than the rest of his kin, but also desperately wishing that she could get away and back to the familiar and friendly life that she had been stolen from in the valley. When a sudden accident completely changes how she feels, she steps up to and beyond what the Mornes have always expected from one of their women and takes charge when no one else can. Through her actions the Morne clan remains almost wholly intact, and she has secured a respected place for herself on Eagle Mountain forever.
This story was actually the very first time I have ever made a foray into the world of the lower-class romance novel, if you will. I hesitate to say just plain old romance, because I have read the Jane Austen books, which would be classified in that category. This book however, was a far lesser work. It was a gripping story, but there was no redeeming quality to this book, other than a (according to the times, 1914) sensational (sensational not meaning great, but desiring to produce a sensation, or sense of excitement) novel.
I did enjoy the fact, however, that for a sensational romance, it seemed extremely clean, with only a few bad words, and absolutely no scenes that I felt uncomfortable reading.
On the whole, it is not a book that I would recommend to anyone else, although I don't plan to get rid of it, because it does have some nifty photographs from the old film.
At first she sympathizes with the Mornes, preferring their seeming courage and manliness over the comfortable and safe males of her acquaintance, but when she is kidnapped and taken to Eagle Mountain herself, she realizes that it had all just been a girl's romantic fancy.
Through the rest of the book you find Anemone struggling with herself to discover how she really feels about Lancer Morne, who seems better than the rest of his kin, but also desperately wishing that she could get away and back to the familiar and friendly life that she had been stolen from in the valley. When a sudden accident completely changes how she feels, she steps up to and beyond what the Mornes have always expected from one of their women and takes charge when no one else can. Through her actions the Morne clan remains almost wholly intact, and she has secured a respected place for herself on Eagle Mountain forever.
This story was actually the very first time I have ever made a foray into the world of the lower-class romance novel, if you will. I hesitate to say just plain old romance, because I have read the Jane Austen books, which would be classified in that category. This book however, was a far lesser work. It was a gripping story, but there was no redeeming quality to this book, other than a (according to the times, 1914) sensational (sensational not meaning great, but desiring to produce a sensation, or sense of excitement) novel.
I did enjoy the fact, however, that for a sensational romance, it seemed extremely clean, with only a few bad words, and absolutely no scenes that I felt uncomfortable reading.
On the whole, it is not a book that I would recommend to anyone else, although I don't plan to get rid of it, because it does have some nifty photographs from the old film.
January 26, 2018
I really enjoyed this 100-year-old romance about a girl who is kidnapped by bad boys and carried off to the mountains where she stomps about and refuses to fall in love! There are some stereotypes that are not surprising for the day but not acceptable now, and it's sometimes unintentionally funny, but otherwise I thought it was great. Be warned though, the language can be flowery, and there are adverbs in every sentence - sometimes two in a row.
Mary Pickford was in the silent movie - that's her on the cover.
Mary Pickford was in the silent movie - that's her on the cover.
May 4, 2020
The Eagle's Mate was adapted to the screen in 1914 starring Mary Pickford. This edition contains photos from the film interspersed in the text.
Anemone is 18 but naive and sheltered. She lives in a small town with her aunt Sally who is a pillar of society, but she has a secret. She descends from the Morne clan, a wild lawless bunch who live in the mountains and periodically raid the city. One of their leaders named Abner was arrested in town and the family comes to break him out of jail. They succeed, and because Sally is kin, they expect her to shelter them. Abner's son Lancer is part of the raiding party, and when he sets eyes on Anemone, he decides he wants her. She is attracted to him, against her better instincts, but her upbringing tells her to fight the lust she feels. Some time later, while walking in the woods, she is kidnapped by another lustful man from the clan and taken to the mountain to be conquered by the Mornes.
This is an old-fashioned but easy-to-read novel with more surprises than one might expect from the seemingly-predictable plot. The characters aren't particularly deep and the standards of the time are wildly different than ours. Reading this is a bit like going back in time.
Anemone is 18 but naive and sheltered. She lives in a small town with her aunt Sally who is a pillar of society, but she has a secret. She descends from the Morne clan, a wild lawless bunch who live in the mountains and periodically raid the city. One of their leaders named Abner was arrested in town and the family comes to break him out of jail. They succeed, and because Sally is kin, they expect her to shelter them. Abner's son Lancer is part of the raiding party, and when he sets eyes on Anemone, he decides he wants her. She is attracted to him, against her better instincts, but her upbringing tells her to fight the lust she feels. Some time later, while walking in the woods, she is kidnapped by another lustful man from the clan and taken to the mountain to be conquered by the Mornes.
This is an old-fashioned but easy-to-read novel with more surprises than one might expect from the seemingly-predictable plot. The characters aren't particularly deep and the standards of the time are wildly different than ours. Reading this is a bit like going back in time.
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