A Bride of the Plains by Emma Orczy

Bride of the Plains is a historical novel by Emma Orczy, set in the late 19th century in the Hungarian plains. The story follows the life of young peasant girl, Ilonka, who is forced to marry a wealthy landowner, Count Ladislas Karolyi, in order to save her family from financial ruin. Ilonka is determined to make the best of her situation, and she quickly learns to navigate the complex social dynamics of the Karolyi estate. She also discovers a deep love for the land and its people, and she works hard to improve the lives of the peasants who live and work on the estate. However, Ilonka's newfound happiness is threatened when her husband's political ambitions lead him to join forces with a powerful and dangerous enemy. Ilonka must find a way to protect her family and her beloved home from the forces of evil that threaten to destroy them. Bride of the Plains is a sweeping historical romance that follows Ilonka's journey from poverty to power, and her fight to protect the people and land she loves.

By Emma Orczy · First published 1915 · Genre: Romance, Historical Fiction, Adventure · 33 chapters

Contents

• Chapter 1: "God Bless Them All! They Are Good Lads."
• Chapter 1: To the Memory of Louis Kossuth
• Chapter 2: "Money Won't Buy Everything."
• Chapter 3: "You Will Wait for Me?"
• Chapter 4: "Now That He is Dead."
• Chapter 5: "Love Will Follow."
• Chapter 6: "I Don't Wish to Marry; Not Yet."
• Chapter 7: "They Are Jews and We Are Hungarians."
• Chapter 8: "I Put the Bunda Away Somewhere."
• Chapter 9: "Then, as Now, May God Protect You."
• Chapter 10: "The Best Way of All."
• Chapter 11: "After That, Happiness Will Begin."
• Chapter 12: "It is Too Late."
• Chapter 13: "He Must Make You Happy."
• Chapter 14: "It is True."
• Chapter 15: "That is Fair, I Think."
• Chapter 16: "The Waters of the Maros Flow Sluggishly."
• Chapter 17: "I Am Here to See That You Be Kind to Her."
• Chapter 18: "I Must Punish Her."
• Chapter 19: "Now Go and Fetch the Key."
• Chapter 20: "You Happen to Be of My Race and of My Blood."
• Chapter 21: "Jealous, Like a Madman."
• Chapter 22: "I Go Where I Shall Be More Welcome."
• Chapter 23: "On the Eve of One's Wedding Day Too."
• Chapter 24: "If You Loved Me."
• Chapter 25: "In Any Case Elsa is Not for You."
• Chapter 26: "What Had Andor Done?"
• Chapter 27: "The Shadow That Fell from the Tall Sunflowers."
• Chapter 28: "We Shall Hear of Another Tragedy by and By."
• Chapter 29: "Some Day."
• Chapter 30: "Kyrie Eleison."
• Chapter 31: "What About Me."
• Chapter 32: "The Land Beyond the Sunset."

More by Emma Orczy

• Unto Caesar (1914)
• The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1903)
• The Laughing Cavalier (1914)
• Sir Percy Hits Back (1927)
• In the Rue Monge (1931)
• Unravelled Knots (1925)
• The Man in Grey (1918)
• Pimpernel and Rosemary (1924)
• All works by Emma Orczy