Project Gutenberg 2008-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 74 Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William) 1865 1933 Chambers, Robert William Lorraine: A Romance Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Roberta Staehlin, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Lorraine: A Romance" by Robert W. Chambers is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. Set against the backdrop of the tense prelude to the Franco-Prussian War, the story revolves around the themes of love, bravery, and looming conflict. The main characters include Jack Marche, a young American, and Lorraine de Nesville, a spirited girl with strong ties to her home and country—a château soon to be threatened by the war. The opening of the novel introduces Jack Marche venturing into the picturesque Lorraine forests, where he encounters a mysterious man making maps—an event that stirs Lorraine's concern about impending war. The narrative quickly establishes Lorraine's fierce determination to protect her homeland and her father, a balloon maker, from the threats of espionage. As tensions rise, both characters reveal their aspirations and fears about the dark clouds of war gathering overhead, highlighting Lorraine's strong intuition and passionate spirit. Their initial encounter ignites a spark of romance that intertwines with the broader narrative of national identity and conflict, setting the stage for the unfolding drama in this evocative tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 563502 563481 2024-10-10T11:24:35.122527 2023-09-11T03:56:55.283932 text/html text/html 576503 2008-01-06T13:19:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 403852 2024-10-10T11:24:46.862455 application/epub+zip 408503 2024-10-10T11:24:38.822486 application/epub+zip 285596 2024-10-10T11:24:37.217498 application/epub+zip 644116 2024-10-10T11:24:52.921421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 597770 2024-10-10T11:24:45.589491 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424466 2022-09-11T08:39:28.294759 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 515205 2024-10-10T11:24:33.300520 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 515097 2008-01-06T13:19:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 514810 2008-01-06T13:20:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 199818 2008-01-06T13:20:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 514852 2008-01-06T13:20:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 199593 2008-01-06T13:20:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20591 2024-10-10T11:24:53.062411 application/rdf+xml 13534 2024-10-10T11:24:37.785504 image/jpeg 3505 2024-10-10T11:24:37.500486 image/jpeg 383789 2024-10-10T11:24:35.172541 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