Project Gutenberg 1998-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 77 Masefield, John 1878 1967 Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger Produced by Aaron Cannon, and David Widger "Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger" by John Masefield is a historical novel set in the late 17th century. The story centers on a young boy named Martin Hyde, who transitions from a carefree life in the countryside of Suffolk to a tangled web of intrigue and adventure in London. Orphaned at a young age, Martin finds himself living with his uncle in the bustling city, where he becomes entwined in plots involving royal conspiracies and secret missions. At the start of the book, Martin recounts his early years in Oulton, where he was adventurous and independent, relishing the wild landscapes that surrounded him. After the death of his father, Martin moves to London, where he feels lost amidst the towering structures and distrustful inhabitants. Through a series of events, he meets a mysterious man named Edward Jermyn, who introduces him to a world of covert actions and rebellion against the ruling King James II. The opening chapters present Martin's internal conflicts as he grapples with the transition from childhood to adulthood, ultimately cementing his role as a messenger in a dangerous conspiracy tied to the Duke of Monmouth, which promises both peril and adventure as they navigate the treacherous political landscape of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Monmouth, James Scott, Duke of, 1649-1685 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 494147 494156 2024-09-01T09:06:09.491394 2023-10-01T08:22:34.431656 text/html text/html 504567 2021-01-27T21:41:27 text/html; charset=utf-8 170969 2021-01-27T21:41:27 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 236409 2024-09-01T09:06:15.987322 application/epub+zip 243921 2024-09-01T09:06:11.117332 application/epub+zip 243921 2024-09-01T09:06:10.178344 application/epub+zip 416060 2024-09-01T09:06:20.033383 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384036 2024-09-01T09:06:15.314350 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384240 2022-09-01T10:15:36.904561 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431980 431955 2024-09-01T09:06:08.919468 2023-10-01T08:22:33.923659 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 436759 2018-03-16T05:46:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 164297 2018-03-16T05:47:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 431855 2008-08-24T08:05:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 163703 2008-08-24T08:05:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19730 2024-09-01T09:06:20.202281 application/rdf+xml 12483 2024-09-01T09:06:10.534341 image/jpeg 2987 2024-09-01T09:06:10.355386 image/jpeg 231640 2024-09-01T09:06:09.535397 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