Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 52 Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) 1860 1914 Crockett, Samuel Rutherford The Red Axe Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Red Axe" by S. R. Crockett is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story is set in a medieval-like world filled with intrigue, betrayal, and the struggle for power, centering on the experiences of a young boy named Hugo Gottfried, who is the son of a hereditary executioner. The narrative delves into themes of treachery, the burden of legacy, and the innocent beginnings of young love against a backdrop of a tyrannical Duke and his brutal regime. At the start of the book, we meet Hugo, who lives in the Red Tower and feels deeply isolated from the children of the town because of his father's grim occupation and lineage. The opening chapter introduces the tension in the town of Thorn, ruled by the merciless Duke Casimir, culminating in a dramatic moment when Hugo's life intertwines with that of a captive child, Princess Helene. As Hugo navigates his complex feelings for Helene and grapples with his father's legacy, an undercurrent of rebellion stirs amid the fear and oppression of the Duke's regime. This sets the stage for the unfolding drama and challenges that Hugo will face, marking the beginning of his journey not only as a bystander but as a young man caught in the tempest of a divided realm. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Love stories Executions and executioners -- Fiction Adventure stories PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 697047 696934 2024-09-05T15:15:36.753927 2023-10-06T04:25:09.623730 text/html text/html 697040 696927 2024-09-05T15:15:37.016964 2023-10-06T04:25:09.867722 text/html text/html 308167 2024-09-05T15:15:45.908903 application/epub+zip 317607 2024-09-05T15:15:38.557889 application/epub+zip 317607 2024-09-05T15:15:37.655891 application/epub+zip 538587 2024-09-05T15:15:52.237904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 480752 2024-09-05T15:15:45.237880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481012 2022-09-06T19:13:06.400864 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 629390 629320 2024-09-05T15:15:36.173931 2023-10-06T04:25:09.108787 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 630803 2020-12-14T18:50:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 243846 2020-12-14T18:50:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 630796 2020-12-14T18:50:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 243818 2020-12-14T18:50:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19842 2024-09-05T15:15:52.372135 application/rdf+xml 9331 2024-09-05T15:15:38.005928 image/jpeg 2588 2024-09-05T15:15:37.829887 image/jpeg 301220 2024-09-05T15:15:37.076933 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