Calderon's Prisoner (1903) - Miller, Alice Duer
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Calderon's Prisoner is a novel written by Alice Duer Miller and published in 1903. The story revolves around a young woman named Leonore who is kidnapped and held captive in a castle in Spain by a man named Don Alonzo Calderon. Calderon is a wealthy and powerful man who is obsessed with Leonore and wants to make her his wife. As Leonore struggles to escape and return to her family in England, she begins to learn more about Calderon and the reasons behind his actions. She discovers that he has a tragic past and is haunted by the memory of his lost love. As Leonore and Calderon spend more time…mehr

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Calderon's Prisoner is a novel written by Alice Duer Miller and published in 1903. The story revolves around a young woman named Leonore who is kidnapped and held captive in a castle in Spain by a man named Don Alonzo Calderon. Calderon is a wealthy and powerful man who is obsessed with Leonore and wants to make her his wife. As Leonore struggles to escape and return to her family in England, she begins to learn more about Calderon and the reasons behind his actions. She discovers that he has a tragic past and is haunted by the memory of his lost love. As Leonore and Calderon spend more time together, they begin to develop feelings for each other. However, their love is complicated by Calderon's dark secrets and the fact that he is holding Leonore captive against her will. The novel explores themes of love, obsession, and the consequences of one's actions. It also provides a glimpse into Spanish culture and society during the early 1900s. Overall, Calderon's Prisoner is a gripping and emotional tale of love and redemption.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Alice Duer Miller was an American author who lived from July 28, 1874, to August 22, 1942. Her poems had a big impact on how people felt about politics. During the American suffrage movement, her feminist verses changed people's political views. Similarly, her verse book The White Cliffs changed people's political views when the U.S. joined World War II. She also wrote books and movie scripts. Alice Duer Miller was born on July 28, 1874, in Staten Island, New York. She came from a rich and well-known family. She lived in Weehawken, NJ, with her parents and two sisters as a child. Lizzie Wilson Meads and James Gore King Duer had a daughter named her. The family lost a lot of money when Baring Bank went out of business. Olivia Wilson Meads was her mother. Her father was Orlando Meads from Albany, New York. William Alexander Duer was her great-grandfather and the head of Columbia College. William Duer was her great-great-grandfather. He was an American lawyer, businessman, and con artist from New York City. He had been in both the Continental Congress and the meeting that made the New York Constitution. It was in 1778 that he signed the Articles of Confederation for the United States.