Project Gutenberg 2009-11-07 Public domain in the USA. 75 Stephens, Robert Neilson 1867 1906 Stephens, R. N. (Robert Neilson) Edwards, H. C. (Harry C.) 1868 1922 Edwards, Harry C. The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire Sequel to: An Enemy to the King, #9965. Produced by David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Bright Face of Danger" by Robert Neilson Stephens is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Henri de Launay, a young man who embarks on a perilous journey to Paris after being taunted by a young lady, Mlle. Celeste, about his scholarly pursuits and his rival, Brignan de Brignan. Driven by a mix of pride and youthful folly, Henri vows to confront Brignan by cutting off his moustaches, a task that serves as the impetus for his adventure. The opening of the novel introduces us to Henri de Launay, a thoughtful, bookish youth with a strong inclination toward literature over physical confrontations. As he grapples with his feelings for the capricious Celeste, he finds himself unexpectedly motivated to prove his courage. After a heated exchange with her regarding bravery, he rashly resolves to travel to Paris to confront his rival, Brignan. This decision, despite the absurdity of the vow, marks the beginning of a journey filled with danger, self-discovery, and the complexities of love and honor. As Henri's adventure unfolds, the reader is drawn into a richly portrayed world of early 17th-century France, setting the stage for the trials he will face ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30417/30417-h/images/cover.jpg en Historical fiction PS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 431715 431738 2024-09-13T05:19:02.543919 2023-09-13T10:14:06.267485 text/html text/html 433073 2009-11-08T06:33:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 361942 2009-11-08T06:33:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 376448 2024-09-13T05:19:08.390820 application/epub+zip 380264 2024-09-13T05:19:03.521907 application/epub+zip 204121 2024-09-13T05:19:02.945844 application/epub+zip 518020 2024-09-13T05:19:12.441863 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 492451 2024-09-13T05:19:07.972861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317410 2022-09-14T06:13:31.578301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410670 410467 2024-09-13T05:19:01.763879 2023-09-13T10:14:05.561473 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 410597 2009-11-08T06:32:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 155879 2009-11-08T06:33:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 410586 2009-11-08T06:32:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155837 2009-11-08T06:33:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21060 2024-09-13T05:19:12.586800 application/rdf+xml 17914 2024-09-13T05:19:03.031873 image/jpeg 3122 2024-09-13T05:19:02.987868 image/jpeg 363986 2024-09-13T05:19:02.599906 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