Agnes Surriage is a historical novel written by Edwin Lassetter Bynner. The novel is set in the 18th century and is based on the true story of Agnes Surriage, a poor girl who rose to become the wife of a wealthy merchant and a member of high society. The story begins with Agnes Surriage working as a servant in a tavern in Marblehead, Massachusetts. One day, she saves the life of Sir Harry Frankland, a wealthy Englishman who is shipwrecked off the...