Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 88 Barrett, Frank 1848 1926 A Set of Rogues Namely Christopher Sutton, John Dawson, the Señor Don Sanchez Del Castillo De Castelaña and Moll Dawson; Their Wicked Conspiracy, and a True Account of Their Travels and Adventures E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Linda Cantoni, Tonya Allen, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "A Set of Rogues" by Frank Barrett is a historical novel set in the late 19th century. The story follows a group of characters whose lives intertwine through various adventures, primarily centered around Jack Dawson and his daughter Moll, as well as a poet and rogue named Christopher Sutton. The narrative reveals their struggles as performers during a time of social upheaval and misfortune, leading them into unexpected conspiracies and moral dilemmas. The opening of the novel introduces us to the ensemble of characters facing a tumultuous period marked by the plague and a devastating fire that has left London in ruins. Jack Dawson, his daughter Moll, and Christopher Sutton, along with their companion Ned Herring, navigate through a series of unfortunate events—from being jailed to losing their money and belongings. As they attempt to regain their fortunes through theatrical performances, they encounter betrayal and hardship, with Moll’s spirited nature providing a glimmer of hope amidst their despair. The chapter sets the tone for the ensuing adventures and challenges that will test their loyalty and resilience as they embark on a dubious scheme that could change their lives forever. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English fiction Impostors and imposture -- Fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction Pirates -- Fiction Rogues and vagabonds -- Fiction Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Fiction PR Text Pirates, Buccaneers, Corsairs, etc. Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 598296 594451 2024-09-05T05:57:30.985373 2023-10-05T06:50:17.718523 text/html text/html 589989 2020-12-20T03:43:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1252874 2020-12-20T03:43:54 text/html application/zip 1317651 2024-09-05T05:57:38.682299 application/epub+zip 1326786 2024-09-05T05:57:32.457326 application/epub+zip 286406 2024-09-05T05:57:31.565342 application/epub+zip 1523976 2024-09-05T05:57:43.702258 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1492542 2024-09-05T05:57:37.913298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402976 2022-09-05T09:40:17.007788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 566845 566750 2024-09-05T05:57:29.777364 2023-10-05T06:50:16.611503 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 568012 2020-12-20T03:43:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 219896 2020-12-20T03:43:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 568006 2020-12-20T03:43:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 219871 2020-12-20T03:43:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21677 2024-09-05T05:57:43.845260 application/rdf+xml 12055 2024-09-05T05:57:31.920339 image/jpeg 3249 2024-09-05T05:57:31.743321 image/jpeg 1316478 2024-09-05T05:57:31.074332 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog