Project Gutenberg 2009-03-07 Public domain in the USA. 68 McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly) 1860 1936 McCarthy, Justin Huntly M'Carthy, Justin Huntly The Duke's Motto: A Melodrama Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by D Alexander, Tim Krajcar and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Duke's Motto: A Melodrama" by Justin H. McCarthy is a historical fiction novel written in the early 20th century. Set in France during a time of political intrigue and personal conflict, the narrative revolves around swashbuckling characters and dueling romantic interests. The main character emerges as Henri de Lagardere, a clever and skilled swordsman, who becomes enmeshed in a dangerous plot involving the Duke of Nevers and his secret marriage. At the start of the story, we find ourselves at the Inn of the Seven Devils, where a motley crew of armed men gathers in a hot, cramped room. They engage in boisterous conversation, consuming wine, and revealing their rough, brigand-like nature. Among them is the hunchbacked Æsop, who contrasts sharply with his boisterous companions and reads a book, seemingly uninterested in their revelry. As tensions rise, the newcomer Lagardere disrupts their plans, drawing attention to himself with his charismatic presence. Early on, there are hints of a deeper political scheme involving the Duke and his cousin, which sets the stage for the dramatic encounters and conflicts that will unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en France -- History -- Louis XIII, 1610-1643 -- Fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 468992 468981 2024-10-12T08:27:18.864432 2023-09-12T11:17:49.258983 text/html text/html 466408 2021-01-04T20:40:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 170055 2021-01-04T20:40:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 253240 2024-10-12T08:27:28.540361 application/epub+zip 261215 2024-10-12T08:27:22.686390 application/epub+zip 244656 2024-10-12T08:27:21.032400 application/epub+zip 457440 2024-10-12T08:27:33.176340 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428577 2024-10-12T08:27:27.707412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391716 2022-09-13T07:59:31.866682 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430397 430175 2024-10-12T08:27:17.675436 2023-09-12T11:17:48.362994 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 429842 2021-01-04T20:40:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 159068 2021-01-04T20:40:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 430096 2021-01-04T20:40:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 158992 2021-01-04T20:40:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21956 2024-10-12T08:27:33.360368 application/rdf+xml 12169 2024-10-12T08:27:21.767428 image/jpeg 2983 2024-10-12T08:27:21.312405 image/jpeg 246535 2024-10-12T08:27:18.905439 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