The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales
                        
                     
                                                         
                
                    The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales
                                            
                            By Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
                            
                                27 Feb, 2020                            
                            
                         
                                        
                                                                        The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales is a set of stories from the Napoleonic Wars. In the title tale, a young Scottish Ensign dies gallantly, defending the colors, at the battle of Waterloo. Yet a serious charge has been laid against him that co
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                                                The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales is a set of stories from the Napoleonic Wars. In the title tale, a young Scottish Ensign dies gallantly, defending the colors, at the battle of Waterloo. Yet a serious charge has been laid against him that could dishonor his name despite his actions in battle, and all who might be able to defend him are also dead. Was he, in fact, a scoundrel? The other tales cover other aspects of war and human reactions to it. Less