Project Gutenberg 2007-05-08 Public domain in the USA. 74 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1814 1880 Kingston, W. H. G. Kingston, W.H.G. The Golden Grasshopper: A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Golden Grasshopper: A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham" by W.H.G. Kingston is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Ernst Verner, a Dutch boy who becomes an orphan due to the brutal religious persecutions faced by Protestants in his homeland. As he moves to England, we see his struggles and adventures during a period marked by political and religious strife, particularly concerning his connection to the influential merchant Sir Thomas Gresham. At the start of the narrative, the atmosphere is rife with tension as it delves into the persecution of Protestants in the Netherlands, leading to the tragic fate of Ernst's parents. The opening sets the scene in Antwerp, where Gresham is a prominent figure in both commerce and politics. Through his lens, readers experience the difficulties and dangers surrounding the Protestant Reformation, the impact of the Inquisition, and the tenuous lives of those shaped by these events, including Ernst’s emotional turmoil upon witnessing the cruelty inflicted on his family and others. As he starts his new life under Gresham's protection in England, the narrative hints at struggles ahead, both personal and societal, as England grapples with the tension between Protestant beliefs and the returning influence of Catholicism under Mary I. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Biographical fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Juvenile fiction Netherlands -- History -- Eighty Years' War, 1568-1648 -- Juvenile fiction Great Britain -- History -- Mary I, 1553-1558 -- Juvenile fiction Gresham, Thomas, Sir, 1519? 1579 -- Juvenile fiction Royal Exchange (London, England) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - British Browsing: Fiction 624161 624151 2024-10-09T10:12:34.120865 2023-09-09T11:43:57.283094 text/html text/html 629565 2007-05-08T18:29:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 504788 2007-05-08T18:29:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 616708 2024-10-09T10:12:44.940828 application/epub+zip 626516 2024-10-09T10:12:38.332830 application/epub+zip 303449 2024-10-09T10:12:36.780856 application/epub+zip 949455 2024-10-09T10:12:49.910817 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 938271 2024-10-09T10:12:43.899827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 499275 2022-09-10T07:14:01.657961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 611169 611144 2024-10-09T10:12:33.317903 2023-09-09T11:43:56.660101 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 610875 2007-05-08T18:29:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226849 2007-05-08T18:29:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21864 2024-10-09T10:12:50.182766 application/rdf+xml 24610 2024-10-09T10:12:37.332858 image/jpeg 4746 2024-10-09T10:12:37.055859 image/jpeg 602947 2024-10-09T10:12:34.199879 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