The Fortunate Foundlings

Written in 1744. A story of love, war, and destiny.**Two abandoned twins. A sister forced to survive alone. A brother chasing glory across Europe.**Two twin babies, Louisa and Horatio, are abandoned in the garden of a gentleman who chooses to take them in and oversee their upbringing. When they reach the age of sixteen, Louisa-through a series of terrible circumstances-is forced to flee her home in the middle of the night, wandering the streets of London and learning to fend for herself on a journey that takes her across France and Italy. Meanwhile, her brother Horatio, unaware of what has happened to Louisa, enlists in the army and seeks military glory under the command of historical figures such as the daring Charles XII of Sweden. From the frozen lands of the North to the political intrigues of Europe's royal courts, his story follows a young man driven by love as he struggles to make a name for himself in a world ruled by status. A classic English tale that blends romance, adventure, social criticism, European history, and the struggle for social advancement, set against the backdrop of the Great Northern War and the intrigues of the War of the Spanish Succession in the courts of France and Italy.