In a Dark Garden

**Warning: Some readers may find certain scenes in this book disturbing.**

Set during the American Civil War, In a Dark Garden follows Julian Chisholm, a Confederate Army doctor who is sympathetic to the Union’s cause - despite being born and raised on a southern plantation. While he travels through several war-torn places—including St. Augustine—Julian falls in love with Jane, a Union spy who assists POWs and slaves escape to the North.

Local locations visited or mentioned include, but are not limited to Fort Marion (Castillo de San Marcos) and St. George Street.

Dr. Slaughter's books are noted for their accurate medical descriptions as a result of his original profession.

PS3537 .L38 I5 1947

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In a Dark Garden

Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company

Hardcover book

English

Historical
Medical
Romance

Statehood to 1887

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Gardner, Janette C. An Annotated Bibliography of Florida Fiction, 1801-1980. St. Petersburg, FL: Little Bayou Press, 1983.

McCarthy, Kevin. M. “Historical St. Augustine in Fiction.” El Escribano 15 (1978): 61-69.

Slaughter, Frank. In a Dark Garden. New York: Doubleday & Co., 1947.