Project Gutenberg 2004-11-08 Public domain in the USA. 60 Marx, W. J. (William James) Marx, William James For The Admiral Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by PG Distributed Proofreaders "For The Admiral" by W. J. Marx is a historical novel set during the tumultuous period of French history known as the Wars of Religion in the late 16th century. The story revolves around a young man named Edmond Le Blanc, the son of a Huguenot leader, who is thrust into a perilous adventure when he takes on the mission of delivering a vital message to Admiral Gaspard de Coligny amidst a brewing conflict that pits Catholics against Huguenots. The opening of the book introduces us to Edmond and his close ally Jacques, who are navigating a war-torn France, filled with distrust and intrigue. Edmond's father, a respected figure in the Huguenot community, comes home with a wounded messenger, Ambroise Devine, carrying urgent news that could save the Admiral's life. Driven by a sense of duty and bravery, Edmond volunteers to escort the crucial documents to Tanlay, initiating a journey fraught with danger. The narrative quickly escalates as they encounter suspicious individuals and face unexpected threats, setting the stage for drama, action, and the challenging realities of loyalty and courage during a deeply divided time in French history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Admirals -- Juvenile fiction Coligny, Gaspard de, seigneur de Châtillon, 1519-1572 -- Juvenile fiction France -- History -- Wars of the Huguenots, 1562-1598 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - General Browsing: Fiction 502913 502924 2024-10-06T10:44:13.714136 2023-10-06T11:20:13.637160 text/html text/html 536510 2020-12-18T15:03:45 text/html; charset=utf-8 619175 2020-12-18T15:03:45 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 700399 2024-10-06T10:44:23.122594 application/epub+zip 706237 2024-10-06T10:44:16.019624 application/epub+zip 259726 2024-10-06T10:44:14.620623 application/epub+zip 913683 2024-10-06T10:44:28.566553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 878994 2024-10-06T10:44:21.992612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415698 2022-09-07T13:56:29.776213 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471845 471823 2024-10-06T10:44:12.026143 2023-10-06T11:20:12.030125 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 471572 2020-12-18T15:03:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 177442 2020-12-18T15:03:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 471563 2020-12-18T15:03:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 177372 2020-12-18T15:03:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21514 2024-10-06T10:44:28.712554 application/rdf+xml 11273 2024-10-06T10:44:15.183626 image/jpeg 3121 2024-10-06T10:44:14.900610 image/jpeg 685668 2024-10-06T10:44:13.785137 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