The Red Mirage
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The Red Mirage is a 1913 novel by Ida Alexa Ross Wylie
. It was her third novel, and was immensely popular, reportedly making her a "darling of the media." It was adapted multiple times into motion pictures, including versions in 1915 and 1928, respectively under the titles "The Unknown" and "The Foreign Legion."
The action is set predominantly in the town of Sidi Bel Abbès
, and most of the male characters are members of the French Foreign Legion
. The plot primarily concerns the romantic troubles caused by the character Sylvia Omney when she chooses to marry Captain Desiré Arnaud instead of her long-time friend Richard Farquhar. A subplot concerns Farquhar's father's shady past and the impact it is continuing to have on the life of his son.
In 1928 a photoplay edition of the book was released to coincide with the release of The Foreign Legion.
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Ida Alexa Ross Wylie
Ida Alexa Ross Wylie, also Ida Alena Ross Wylie, born 16 March 1885 in Melbourne, died 4 November 1959 in Princeton, New Jersey, usually known by her pen name I. A. R...
. It was her third novel, and was immensely popular, reportedly making her a "darling of the media." It was adapted multiple times into motion pictures, including versions in 1915 and 1928, respectively under the titles "The Unknown" and "The Foreign Legion."
The action is set predominantly in the town of Sidi Bel Abbès
Sidi Bel Abbes
Sidi Bel-Abbes is capital of the Sidi Bel Abbès wilaya , Algeria. It is named after a Muslim holy man who is buried there. It is the commercial center of an important area of vineyards, market gardens, orchards, and grain fields. It is surrounded by a wall with four gates and there is a...
, and most of the male characters are members of the French Foreign Legion
French Foreign Legion
The French Foreign Legion is a unique military service wing of the French Army established in 1831. The foreign legion was exclusively created for foreign nationals willing to serve in the French Armed Forces...
. The plot primarily concerns the romantic troubles caused by the character Sylvia Omney when she chooses to marry Captain Desiré Arnaud instead of her long-time friend Richard Farquhar. A subplot concerns Farquhar's father's shady past and the impact it is continuing to have on the life of his son.
In 1928 a photoplay edition of the book was released to coincide with the release of The Foreign Legion.
Sources
Passion's Fortune: The Story of Mills and Boon, by Joseph McAleer.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0943782/