# The Wind in the Forest

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***The Wind in the Forest*** is a 1957 American historical romance novel by [Inglis Fletcher](/source/Inglis_Fletcher). It is the eighth title in Fletcher's "North Carolina series,"[1] and one of several that are set during or just before the [American Revolutionary War](/source/American_Revolutionary_War) (which is also depicted). Fictional characters, including a female romantic interest that Inglis based upon her own great grandmother, interact with real historical figures like [Edmund Fanning](/source/Edmund_Fanning_(colonial_administrator)), [William Tryon](/source/William_Tryon) and [Herman Husband](/source/Herman_Husband).[2]

## Plot

Although nominally a romance between the fictional "young Hillary Caswell and the roguish redhead, Cecelia Chapman,"[3] the novel depicts the formation of the [Regulator Movement](/source/Regulator_Movement_in_North_Carolina) in 1770, as well as the events that led up to [Battle of Alamance](/source/Battle_of_Alamance).[4]

## Publication

*The Wind in the Forest* was published in the fall of 1957 in the United States by [Bobbs-Merrill](/source/Bobbs-Merrill_Company), and in Canada by [McClelland](/source/McClelland_%26_Stewart).[5] It was reissued in paperback in 1975 by [Bantam](/source/Bantam_Books).

## Reception

Richard Walser, a reviewer for the Raleigh News and Observer, described the novel as "diffuse" (focussed on too many disparate storylines) but also "lively and exciting."[6] Writing in the Newport News *Daily Press*, Mildred T. Russell called it "a pleasure" and reported that, in keeping with Fletcher's previous work, "history and fiction are woven into an exciting, living pattern."[7]

## References

1. Graham, Kathleen. "This week I read" *[The Leader-Post](/source/Regina_Leader-Post)* Vol. XLVIII No. 272 p28. 23 November 1957. Accessed 4 February 2026.

1. Walser, Richard. "New Novel by Inglis Fletcher." *[The News & Observer](/source/The_News_%26_Observer)* Vol. CLXXXV No. 126 pIII-5. 3 November 1957. Accessed 13 September 2025.

1. Russell, Mildred T. "A Satisfying New Novel Of Early North Carolina" *Newport News Daily Press* Vol. LXII No. 333 p4D. 8 December 1957. Accessed 4 February 2026.

1. Cogswell, Fred. "Worth the Time to Read." *[The Daily Gleaner](/source/The_Daily_Gleaner)* Vo. 77 No. 292 p7. 14 December 1957. Accessed 13 September 2025.

1. Graham, Kathleen. "This week I read" *[The Leader-Post](/source/Regina_Leader-Post)* Vol. XLVIII No. 272 p28. 23 November 1957. Accessed 4 February 2026.

1. Walser, Richard. "New Novel by Inglis Fletcher." *[The News & Observer](/source/The_News_%26_Observer)* Vol. CLXXXV No. 126 pIII-5. 3 November 1957. Accessed 13 September 2025.

1. Russell, Mildred T. "A Satisfying New Novel Of Early North Carolina" *Newport News Daily Press* Vol. LXII No. 333 p4D. 8 December 1957. Accessed 4 February 2026.

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