A Soldier's Daughter

On the wild North-West frontier of India, Major Ackworth faces a double challenge: the dangers of empire and the stubborn independence of his daughter, Nita. Raised among soldiers, Nita can shoot, fence, box, and think for herself as well as any man, and when the fort comes under threat she quickly proves that her instincts are as sharp as her courage. Lieutenant Carter, at first cautious and then deeply impressed, finds in her an unlikely partner as they scramble to prepare for siege, tend the wounded, and hold off an Afridi assault that tests every nerve. When battle scatters them into the mountains, the story widens into a gripping tale of flight, ambush, and survival across ravines, passes, ruined temples, and hostile villages. Nita and Carter rely on nerve, marksmanship, and hard-won trust as they evade pursuit and confront the brutal realities of frontier warfare, imperial politics, and the human cost of holding a volatile borderland. Their ordeal ends in emotional reunion, with Nita returning to her father after disguising herself as a man, enduring captivity, and surviving by wit and sheer determination. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.