Thursday, June 25, 2015

Ecarte





Richardson's War of 1812: with notes and a life of the author, mentioned his first novel, Ecarte, written in 1829.




According to a review, the POW imprisonment of Dormer, one of the characters, coincide closely with the actual events in this part of Richardson's career.

Major Richardson was the grandson of the Detroit merchant John Askin.



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