Tomaso's Fortune

Henry Seton Merriman's linked war and adventure tales move from the brutal immediacy of a desert field hospital to monasteries, mountain roads, and sunlit Mediterranean villages, tracing courage under pressure and the quiet lives altered by it. A wary army doctor faces the chaos of campaign medicine, the arrival of three government nurses, and the cheerful companionship of Sammy Fitz-Warrener, whose friendship and fatal wound turn battlefield duty into a deeply personal tragedy. From that grim intimacy the narrative widens to a runaway diligencia near Montserrat, where Matthew S. Whittaker's dry wit and nerve help carry him through disaster, and to a monastery refuge where old and new worlds meet. Suspense intensifies in India as hidden sabotage threatens a military assault, forcing the narrator into a desperate midnight deception to save both an officer's honor and the success of the attack. The final movement shifts to Majorca, where love, pride, and social ambition shape the lives of Rosa, the charming Felipe, and the steadfast Tomaso, in a landscape of fading traditions and enduring devotion. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.