Project Gutenberg 2005-06-23 Public domain in the USA. 59 Adams, John Turvill 1805 1882 The Knight of the Golden Melice: A Historical Romance Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net/) from page images generously made available by the Wright American Fiction Project, Indiana University Digital Library Program (http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/web/w/wright2/) "The Knight of the Golden Melice: A Historical Romance" by John Turvill Adams is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The story is set around the early 17th century and delves into the tumultuous beginnings of American colonies, exploring the characters and events that shaped this period. The primary characters introduced include Sir Christopher Gardiner, who is likely to play a significant role in the narrative, and Philip Joy, a soldier facing severe punishment in the colony, providing a glimpse into the legal and social dynamics of the time. At the start of the story, the author paints a vivid picture of early 17th-century Boston, a city in its infancy, where a courtroom is assembled to address the accusations against Joy, who is accused of speaking out against the colony's authorities. The narrative captures the tense atmosphere of the courtroom as differing opinions on justice and punishment are voiced, with various characters depicted, including the benevolent Governor Winthrop and the fiery Deputy Governor Dudley. The early chapters hint at budding conflicts and alliances, particularly as Sir Christopher seeks to intervene on behalf of Joy, thus setting the stage for themes of power, liberty, and human relationships against the backdrop of colonial America's formative years. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Gardiner, Christopher, Sir, approximately 1596-approximately 1662 -- Fiction Massachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 849443 848547 2024-10-07T08:49:12.838050 2023-09-07T09:44:03.912190 text/html text/html 875851 2020-12-11T10:10:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 310981 2020-12-11T10:10:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 406037 2024-10-07T08:49:25.561975 application/epub+zip 423785 2024-10-07T08:49:16.633020 application/epub+zip 399828 2024-10-07T08:49:15.169030 application/epub+zip 770920 2024-10-07T08:49:32.416996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 761763 2024-10-07T08:49:24.617989 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 652013 2022-08-08T03:33:32.563184 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 820438 820182 2024-10-07T08:49:10.550044 2023-09-07T09:44:01.971194 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 819951 2020-12-11T10:10:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 314788 2020-12-11T10:10:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 819959 2020-12-11T10:10:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 314773 2020-12-11T10:10:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22069 2024-10-07T08:49:32.553943 application/rdf+xml 19880 2024-10-07T08:49:15.749130 image/jpeg 4419 2024-10-07T08:49:15.458029 image/jpeg 394349 2024-10-07T08:49:12.912092 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