Persis: A Narrative Of The Seventeenth Century (1874) is a historical fiction novel written by Charles Benjamin Tayler. The book is set in the 17th century and follows the story of a young woman named Persis, who is forced to flee from her home in England after her father is accused of treason. Persis travels to the New World, where she encounters various challenges and struggles to survive in a new and unfamiliar environment. Along the way, she meets...