To Have and to Hold: A Story of Virginia in Colonial Days

Fiction & Literature, Classics, Historical, Literary

• Author: Mary Johnston
• ISBN: 1230000184945
• Publisher: Civitas Media, LLC
• Publication: September 17, 2013
• Language: English

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD is a bestselling historical novel set in colonial Jamestown, Virginia.  It follows the story of English soldier-turned-adventurer, Ralph Percy, whose young wife, Jocelyn Leigh, is a runaway from the court of the English king. 

Mary Johnston (1870-1936) was a bestselling American romantic and historical novelist.  Born in Virginia to a Civil War veteran and successful lawyer, Johnston had deep interest in both European and American history.  Several of her works proved to be bestsellers and were adapted for film.  She was an ardent supporter of women's rights during her lifetime.