Gwen Wynn - A Romance Of The Wye

Gwen Wynn - A Romance of the Wye

by Thomas Mayne Reid

Gwen Wynn is an orphan heiress who lives on the river Wye. She will live with her aunt until she comes of age and inherits her money. Vivian Ryecroft is a captain in the Hussars who is on a leave of absence in Herefordshire, salmon fishing on the Wye. Gwen and Vivian have a chance, and brief, encounter on the Wye, and Vivian is enchanted.

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Thomas Mayne Reid was a 19th-century Irish-American writer known for his adventure novels, which were popular with both children and adults. He was born on April 4th, 1818 in Ballyroney, County Down,...

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