Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 142 Doyle, Arthur Conan 1859 1930 Conan Doyle, Arthur, Sir Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A. Conan The Refugees A Tale of Two Continents Reading ease score: 88.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Etext produced by an anonymous PG volunteer HTML file produced by David Widger "The Refugees" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a historical novel written during the late 19th century. The story is set against the backdrop of the 17th-century Huguenot persecution in France, focusing on the intertwined lives of Amory de Catinat, a soldier in the Blue Guard of Louis XIV, and his cousin Adele Catinat, the daughter of a prosperous Huguenot merchant. As the narrative unfolds, it explores themes of love, loyalty, and the struggle for dignity amidst religious and societal turmoil. The opening of the book introduces us to Amory and Adele as they share a tender moment in her father’s house in Paris. Their conversation hints at the tensions of the time, particularly concerning the impending arrival of soldiers mandated to quarter in her father's home. The exchange is abruptly interrupted by the arrival of Amos Green, an American visitor who brings a sense of the wild frontier to the refined Parisian setting. The chapter closes with a brewing conflict when Adele's father is targeted by the dragoons, escalating into a crisis that underscores the harsh realities of persecution faced by the Huguenots. This historical tableau sets the stage for an exploration of personal and political conflicts as the characters navigate the tumultuous landscape of their world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715 -- Fiction Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France) -- Fiction Huguenots -- Fiction Persecution -- Fiction PR Text Historical Fiction Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 814873 814874 2024-10-05T09:30:06.595438 2023-10-05T09:16:24.071584 text/html text/html 828027 2021-01-26T16:59:25 text/html; charset=utf-8 278173 2021-01-26T16:59:25 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 352830 2024-10-05T09:30:17.512835 application/epub+zip 365455 2024-10-05T09:30:09.100884 application/epub+zip 365455 2024-10-05T09:30:07.577886 application/epub+zip 622346 2024-10-05T09:30:24.082821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573204 2024-10-05T09:30:16.548850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 550925 2022-09-05T13:09:11.457347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 699838 699758 2024-10-05T09:30:04.310418 2023-10-05T09:16:22.214580 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 701072 2020-12-25T20:43:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 266369 2020-12-25T20:43:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21408 2024-10-05T09:30:24.220824 application/rdf+xml 11079 2024-10-05T09:30:08.164904 image/jpeg 2946 2024-10-05T09:30:07.868894 image/jpeg 339463 2024-10-05T09:30:06.662416 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 en.wikipedia