The Bride of Fort Edward: Founded on an Incident of the Revolution

"The Bride of Fort Edward: Founded on an Incident of the Revolution" by Delia Bacon is a work of historical fiction that takes place during the American Revolution, and it follows the complicated relationships between British and American soldiers, an American named George Grey, and Lady Ackland, the wife of an English officer. It looks at themes of love, the choice to give up everything for something, and how war dramatically changes people's lives and what they decide to do. Early on, it shows soldiers' mixed feelings in a tense, reminiscent setting, where they think about when life was peaceful before the war. Through conversations between characters, Bacon shows the hurt caused by the fighting and the challenges faced by both sides, also hinting at bad things that are going to occur, underlining the characters' internal fights with what they have to do, their connections to others, and the tough situations they are put in because of the war.