Cerise: A Tale of the Last Century is a novel written by George Whyte-Melville. Set in the late 18th century, the book tells the story of a young French girl named Cerise who is orphaned and left to fend for herself in the midst of the French Revolution. She is taken in by a group of smugglers who teach her their ways, and she becomes a skilled horsewoman and sailor.As Cerise grows older, she falls in love with a British officer named Captain George...