Project Gutenberg 2008-09-19 Public domain in the USA. 53 Edgar, John G. (John George) 1834 1864 Edgar, John George Edgar, J. G. (John George) Edgar, J.G. The Boy Crusaders: A Story of the Days of Louis IX. Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was made using scans of public domain works in the International Children's Digital Library.) "The Boy Crusaders: A Story of the Days of Louis IX." by John G. Edgar is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around two young squires, Guy Muschamp and Walter Espec, who undertake a journey to participate in the Crusade led by King Louis IX of France to reclaim the Holy Land from the Saracens. Through their adventures, the novel explores themes of chivalry, bravery, and the historical context of the Crusades, while providing a glimpse into the lives of young men aspiring to knightly honor. The opening of the novel sets the stage in a feudal castle in England during the reign of Henry III and serves to introduce the main characters, Guy and Walter. Both of these young squires are eager to embark on their adventure as they prepare to sail to the East, driven by dreams of glory and noble quests. Guy expresses a sense of wonder and excitement at the thought of the adventures they will face, while Walter harbors a more serious motivation, being driven by a quest to find his lost brother. The rich descriptions of their training in chivalry, alongside their camaraderie and contrasting personalities, effectively engage the reader and hint at the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead on their noble pursuits. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Biographical fiction Louis IX, King of France, 1214-1270 -- Juvenile fiction Crusades -- Juvenile fiction France -- Kings and rulers -- Juvenile fiction Europe -- History -- Juvenile fiction Church history -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - General Browsing: Fiction 449619 449599 2024-10-11T11:07:55.035730 2023-09-12T04:24:09.758810 text/html text/html 450358 2008-09-19T15:01:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 619110 2008-09-19T15:06:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 640155 2024-10-11T11:08:02.308697 application/epub+zip 645947 2024-10-11T11:07:56.357732 application/epub+zip 251469 2024-10-11T11:07:55.578715 application/epub+zip 1030516 2024-10-11T11:08:07.230669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 971660 2024-10-11T11:08:01.427673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349477 2022-09-12T10:41:51.195006 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403198 402974 2024-10-11T11:07:54.070703 2023-09-12T04:24:08.946845 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 402974 2008-09-19T15:04:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 151034 2008-09-19T15:06:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 402969 2008-09-19T15:05:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 150974 2008-09-19T15:06:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23201 2024-10-11T11:08:07.379872 application/rdf+xml 33873 2024-10-11T11:07:55.668677 image/jpeg 3848 2024-10-11T11:07:55.623664 image/jpeg 618630 2024-10-11T11:07:55.098741 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