The Sprightly Romance of Marsac is a novel written by Molly Elliot Seawell. The story revolves around a young French lieutenant named Marsac who falls in love with a beautiful and wealthy American woman named Miss Lydia. Despite their different backgrounds and the disapproval of Miss Lydia's family, the two embark on a passionate romance that takes them from the glittering ballrooms of Paris to the battlefields of the Franco-Prussian War. Along the...