The Soldier's Bride single work   short story   romance  
Issue Details: First known date: 1890... 1890 The Soldier's Bride
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French romance of woman and the military machine. A woman's attempts to save her sentinel fiancee from dying of cold on a severe winter's night in the French town of Metz almost costs him his life. She saves him from execution for desertion of his post only by her public pleading on his behalf. Slight. (PB)

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    Western Europe, Europe,
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