A Ladder of Swords: A Tale of Love, Laughter and Tears

“SHE SCANNED THE SEA FOR A SAIL”
BY GILBERT PARKER
“ On every height there lies repose, and so must we still be climbing, but alas! I have been climbing a ladder of swords these many years ”
(From a woman’s letter)
ILLUSTRATED BY THE KINNEYS
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS NEW YORK AND LONDON 1904
Copyright, 1904, by Gilbert Parker. All rights reserved. Published September, 1904.
To The Countess of Darnley Whose Home Contains Many Relics and Memories of the Spacious Times of Queen Elizabeth, the Friend of Michel and Angèle
A Note
There will be found a few anachronisms in this tale, but none so important as to give a wrong impression of the events of Queen Elizabeth’s reign.
Island of Jersey
J Hort Scalp