Bedford Village

Sylvania #2

by Hervey Allen

First Edition,Sixth Printing, price not clipped dust jacket very good no marks found

Genres: Historical Fiction

305 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1944

About the author

Born William Hervey Allen. 1915 University of Pittsburgh graduate. In WWI served as a Lieutenant in the 28th (keystone) Division, US Army and fought in the Aisne-Marne offensive July-August, 1918. He wrote "Toward the Flame" (1926), a nonfictional account of his experiences in the war.

Allen is best known for his work Anthony Adverse, a 1933 bestseller. He also planned a series of novels about colonial America called The Disinherited, of which he completed three works: The Forest and the Fort (1943), Bedford Village (1944), and Toward the Morning (1948). The novels tell the story of Salathiel Albine, a frontiersman kidnapped as a boy by Shawnee Indians in the 1750s. All three works were collected and published as the City in the Dawn. Allen also wrote Israfel (1926), a biography of American writer Edgar Allan Poe.

Reviews

[Jeff Dickison · Rating 4 out of 5]

The continuing story of Salathiel Albine during the years 1763-1764 where he spent most of his time at Bedford Village. He wars with the Shawnee, loses at love, and then wins the woman he wants. Good frontier story. Recommended.

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is excellent. Reading his prose, one feels a breeze from the wild and free frontier blow across the mind. This is funny, morbid, occasionally horrifying, beautiful, romantic, and always fascinating. A real jewel. I loved it so much I went right to the 3rd in the series: Towards the Morning.

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

It touched on some of my family who were innkeepers in Bedford County, Pennsylvania even mentioning their name.

[Donna Sundre · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have always truly loved historic fiction, and this is a nice selection. This is the second of a trilogy. I will certainly read all three with pleasure. I love reading about the early years of our country's development and formation. This series is particularly interesting given the many indians that play key roles. Much of the action takes place in Pennsylvania, so I am really enjoying the descriptions of forests, rivers, and mountains from this part of the country.

[Junemarie Brandt · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hasn't aged well.