The Red Mist (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Civil War NovelBy Randall Parrish
Length9h 38m
About this audiobook
Randall Parrish's The Red Mist is a vigorous Civil War romance in which military peril, espionage, disguise, and divided allegiance are drawn into the "red mist" of battle and moral confusion. Written in the brisk, plot-driven manner of early twentieth-century popular historical fiction, the novel combines battlefield adventure with sentimental romance, placing private loyalties against the larger catastrophe of national conflict. Its style is direct, dramatic, and pictorial, reflecting the period's taste for historically situated action narratives. Parrish, an American journalist and prolific novelist of frontier and historical romances, brought to such fiction a reporter's eye for incident and a storyteller's instinct for suspense. Born in Illinois and deeply interested in the formative conflicts of American history, he repeatedly turned to the Civil War and the borderlands of national identity. His background in newspapers likely encouraged the novel's swift pacing, vivid scenes, and emphasis on crisis, courage, and personal honor. The Red Mist is recommended for readers interested in Civil War fiction beyond canonical treatments: accessible, dramatic, and revealing of its era's historical imagination. It will especially appeal to those who enjoy romance interwoven with martial adventure, and to scholars of popular American historical fiction seeking insight into how early twentieth-century writers transformed national trauma into narrative excitement.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreAction and Adventure, Historical Fiction
Length9 hrs 38 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 10, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Romance of War (Annotated)
19XVIII Under Death Sentence
2I On Special Service
20XIX The One Path of Escape
3II An Unwelcome Companion
21XX I Make Two Prisoners
4III The Body on the Floor
22XXI The Lady Chooses
5IV Into the Enemies' Hands
23XXII A Step Nearer
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6V I Join the Federal Cavalry
24XXIII The Raiders Pass
7VI The Night Attack
25XXIV The Fight in the Cabin
8VII Shelter from the Storm
26XXV We Understand Each Other
9VIII The Mistress of the House
27XXVI The Cane Ridge Meeting House
10IX Arrival of Parson Nichols
28XXVII With Backs to the Wall
11X The Jaws of the Trap
29XXVIII The Trap Closes
12XI What We Overheard
30XXIX We Drive Them
13XII The Recognition
31XXX A Way of Escape
14XIII Waiting the Next Move
32XXXI The End of Defense
15XIV A Marriage by Duress
33XXXII With Nature's Weapon
16XV Before Lieutenant Raymond
34XXXIII The Trail to Covington
17XVI A Prisoner
35Memorable Quotes
18XVII I Choose Death
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