# The flight of the heron

By D. K. Broster.

"The Flight of the Heron" by D. K. Broster is a historical novel first published in 1925. Set during the Jacobite rising of 1745, it follows an unlikely friendship between Ewen Cameron, a Highland chieftain fighting for the Jacobite cause, and Keith Windham, an English officer in the Government army. Brought together by fate and a heron's flight, these men on opposite sides find their destinies entangled through capture, escape, and impossible choices between duty and loyalty in war-torn Scotland. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Historical fiction; Scotland -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction; War stories; Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746 -- Fiction

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