Download or read book The Maiden's Bequest written by George MacDonald and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rev. ed. of: Alec Forbes of Howglen. 1865. Orphaned as a child, Annie's special friendship with Alec is a source of strength and security which sees them both through many difficulties in their nineteenth-century Scotland.