The King's Man

About this issue

This catalog entry describes The King's Man, a historical fiction serial by A.J.H. Duganne published by Beadle and Adams circa 1908. The novel is set in Charleston, South Carolina during the American Revolution (1776). The story opens with a wedding reception for Louise Arnoult and Ernest Riviere at a Charleston mansion, where guests in period finery gather. During the ceremony, cannon fire—the British attacking Sullivan's Island—interrupts the celebration. Ernest receives a military summons from Colonel Moultrie and immediately departs his new bride to defend the fort, while his cousin Robert Atnee, revealed as a Tory conspirator, cynically observes that Ernest rides to his death. The catalog also lists Beadle and Adams's extensive dime handbook series, including speakers, dialogues, etiquette guides, letter-writers, and instructional manuals on games, dancing, and beauty.