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South Carolina writer Rhyne has taken the Low Country ghostly legend of the unhappy Alice Flagg (1833-1849) and woven a fictional story around it. The lovely, headstrong Alice, fifteen, only surviving daughter of a prosperous rice planter, unfortunately forms an unlikely attachment to Whit Buck, a handsome, strapping, working class lumberman. Much to her wealthy […]
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Oct 1, 2019 · The story of Alice Flagg can be described as an historical legend, or a folktale laced with historical facts. Alice Belin Flagg was the sister of Dr. Allard Belin Flagg, who acted as a father figure following the death of their father, Ebenezer, in 1838.
A fictionalized account of the life of Alice Flagg, a fifteen-year-old planter's daughter who fell in love with a common lumberman, was sent away to boarding school to end the unacceptable affair, and died before she could be reunited with her beloved. 256 pages, Hardcover. First published September 1, 1990. Book details & editions.
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- Nancy Rhyne
Jul 31, 2004 · Legend states that during her burial, Alice's brother discovered a ring strung around her neck on a ribbon, and angrily tore the ring off and threw it into the marsh in scorn for the forbidden love between Alice and the lumberman.Alice Flagg: The Ghost of the Hermitage tells the story of the star-crossed lovers and documents the strange story ...
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Jul 31, 2004 · The tragic tale of the ill-fated love between a fifteen-year-old planter's daughter and a common lumberman has become legend across the state. In order to end Alice's unacceptable affair, Alice's brother, the acting head of the Flagg family, shipped her off to boarding school in Charleston. Soon after she arrived, Alice contracted a fatal ...
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Famous South Carolina ghost story of Alice Flagg of The Hermitage, a tragic spirit haunting coastal South Carolina's Grand Strand.
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Alice fell in love with someone her brother did not approve of. The man proposed to Alice and gave her a ring, which she wore around her neck on a ribbon to avoid her brother's suspicion. Although he was unaware of his sister's engagement, Dr. Flagg made Alice attend school in Charleston in the hopes she would forget about the young man.
