The Stranger Prince: The Dramatic Saga of Rupert of the Rhine

Margaret Irwins widely acclaimed novel, The Bride, told the story of Ruperts talented and courageous sister, Louise. In The Stranger Prince, Ms. Irwin again vividly evokes the spirit of an era and brings to life its most fascinating personalities. The adventures, intrigues, and passions of Royalists and Parliamentarians caught up in the events of a tumultuous decade create a stunningly suspenseful and moving tale another fine example of Margaret Irwins special brand of romance. KIRKUS REVIEW: Royal Flush and The Proud Servant established Margaret Irwin as sound dramatic historian. This sustains that reputation -- and enhances it, in that she has chosen an unfamiliar and somewhat sinister figure and built of him -- and his times -- a reality he has not hitherto possessed. Rupert the Devil was used as a bugaboo for English children. She has shown him as great adventurer, the reckless fighter who by his fifteenth year had served in three wars. Grandson of James I, nephew of Charles I, his traditions were English, though he was born a Prince of Bohemia. He cought for Charles against Parliament, against his own brother -- and lost eventually. This is the story of Rupert -- and the story of the Civil Wars -- and the story of a great love. He lost -- but his biographer leaves him dreaming of other worlds to conquer. Not a light place of historical romance, but a vital, virile book with interesting military tactics and details of warfare that may be more appealing to men than women. "An enchanting book...I doubt if anyone could create more perfectly than Miss Irwin the illusion of a vanished age." - The London Observer. "Absorbing, illuminating, warm with human understanding..." - Time and Tide Recounts the story of Rupert of the Rhine, nephew of King Charles I and brilliant soldier of the English Civil War, called the "Devil Prince," and who fell victim to an impossible love