The Bronze Eagle is a tale of love, rivalry, and political intrigue set in Napoleonic France. Against the backdrop of a society still trembling from revolution and rising under Napoleon's shadow, the story follows the rivalry between two suitors for the hand of a beautiful young woman — one a gallant Royalist, the other a rising Bonapartist. As hearts clash and ambitions collide, a symbolic bronze eagle becomes the token of loyalty, destiny, and power. Blending romance with historical drama, Baroness Orczy captures the turmoil of an era when love and politics could not be separated, and when devotion to a cause might cost more than devotion to the heart.