Harold's Bride: A Tale (Annotated)

A. L. O. E.'s *Harold's Bride: A Tale* is a Victorian-era work of didactic children's fiction that places courtship, domestic affection, and moral choice within an explicitly Christian framework. The narrative uses the conventions of the historical and sentimental tale—personal trials, emotional reversals, and contrasts between worldly conduct and spiritual integrity—to present marriage not merely...