Project Gutenberg 2005-01-10 Public domain in the USA. 78 Barr, Robert 1850 1912 42008903 The Sword Maker Etext produced by Juliet Sutherland, Richard Lammers and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML file produced by David Widger "The Sword Maker" by Robert Barr is a historical novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in the turbulent settings of Frankfort, a city ripe with social unrest and economic decay, where merchants struggle against the oppressive rule of nobility and brigands. The protagonist, Roland, is a young prince who aspires to become a master swordsman and harbinger of change, navigating the harsh realities of his society in his quest for freedom and justice. The opening of the novel establishes a setting of chaos and despair, with a population on the brink of rioting against a lethargic emperor and his corrupt nobles. Amidst the turmoil, a group of craftsmen, primarily metal-workers, gather in a tavern to scheme their escape from destitution. Roland, who possesses extraordinary swordsmanship skills, becomes their unexpected leader after vanishing for a time but returning with plans to rescue their city from ruin. His interactions with the merchants highlight the growing strife in Frankfort, and Roland's determination to reclaim prosperity sets the stage for a gripping tale of rebellion, camaraderie, and the quest for rightful authority. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Swordsmen -- Fiction Frankfurt am Main (Germany) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 791627 791636 2024-09-06T12:39:50.425359 2023-09-07T04:27:18.460814 text/html text/html 267142 2021-02-25T21:22:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 824778 2021-02-25T21:22:17 text/html 321907 2024-09-06T12:39:59.736344 application/epub+zip 335003 2024-09-06T12:39:52.277425 application/epub+zip 335003 2024-09-06T12:39:51.216357 application/epub+zip 594725 2024-09-06T12:40:05.582305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 554256 2024-09-06T12:39:58.986342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 554296 2022-09-07T17:38:06.105276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 669065 668918 2024-09-06T12:39:48.649409 2023-09-07T04:27:16.861762 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 668908 2020-12-19T04:40:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 251804 2020-12-19T04:40:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 668901 2020-12-19T04:40:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 251759 2020-12-19T04:40:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21247 2024-09-06T12:40:05.718324 application/rdf+xml 12515 2024-09-06T12:39:51.585346 image/jpeg 3286 2024-09-06T12:39:51.400372 image/jpeg 314500 2024-09-06T12:39:50.486363 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