The Impostor: A Tale of Old Annapolis

Set among Annapolis society, the story begins with the arrival of an elegant stranger whose survival of a wreck and enigmatic background spark courtship, rivalry, and suspicion. Social gatherings, romantic entanglements, and honor-bound confrontations give way to accusations of imposture and alleged piracy, producing investigations, a formal arraignment, and legal drama. Revelations hinge on a distinctive birth-mark and the unraveling of assumed identities, while episodes of dueling, clandestine plans, and shifting allegiances probe the tensions between appearance and truth, and the precarious position of reputation within a tightly knit colonial community.