Sir Quixote of the Moors

"Sir Quixote of the Moors" by John Buchan is a novel published in 1895. A French soldier seeking adventure in seventeenth-century Scotland becomes disgusted by his host's brutal persecution of religious dissenters and flees across the moorlands. Collapsing at a minister's home, he's nursed by Anne, a young woman whose betrothed has gone into hiding. Bound by honor to protect her, the soldier faces an agonizing test when forbidden feelings emerge between them, forcing a clash between duty and desire.

Sir Quixote of the Moors, by John Buchan. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #46345.