Maurice Tiernay the Soldier of Fortune

""Maurice Tiernay the Soldier of Fortune"" is a novel written by Charles Lever. The story revolves around the life of Maurice Tiernay, a young man who is forced to leave his home in Ireland due to a family scandal. He joins the French army and quickly rises through the ranks, becoming a trusted aide to General Bonaparte himself. However, Tiernay's loyalty is tested when he is sent on a mission to Ireland to help quell a rebellion against British rule. Along the way, he meets a young woman named Kate, who he falls in love with. Tiernay must navigate the treacherous political landscape of Ireland while also grappling with his own personal loyalties and desires. The novel is a thrilling adventure story that explores themes of love, loyalty, and political intrigue.1894. A romantic and historical novel of England and Ireland by Lever the Irish novelist. The book begins: Neither the tastes nor the temper of the age we live in are such as to induce any man to boast of his family nobility. We see too many preparations around us for laying down new foundations, to think it a suitable occasion for alluding to the ancient edifice. I will, therefore, confine myself to saying, that I am not to be regarded as a mere pretender because my name is not chronicled by Burke or Debrett. My great-grandfather, after whom I am called, served on the personal staff of King James at the Battle of the Boyne, and was one of the few who accompanied the monarch on his flight from the field, for which act of devotion he was created a peer of Ireland, by the style and title of Timmahoo-Lord Tiernay, of Timmahoo the family called it-and a very rich-sounding and pleasant designation has it always seemed to me. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.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.