At this point a less determined
lover than Francis Ellery would have given up. Ahead of him lay long years of
waiting, with only the knowledge that Gabrielle liked and trusted him. It was
only during Napoleon's retreat from Russia that a brief meeting with Francis made
her realize that her patient Englishman was as dear to her as her Emperor.
Primarily the story of Francis
and Gabrielle, it is also the story of the leaders of a great period in
history; tense, and packed with thousands of details which catch the breath of
life and link the emotions of that period to our own.
This special edition of RIDE WITH
ME by Thomas B. Costain has been made available to the Armed Forces of the
United States through an arrangement with the original publisher, Doubleday, Doran and Co., Inc., New York.
Editions for the Armed Services,
Inc., a nonprofit organization established by the Council on Books in Wartime