Project Gutenberg 2010-07-21 Public domain in the USA. 85 Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) 1860 1914 Crockett, Samuel Rutherford The White Plumes of Navarre: A Romance of the Wars of Religion Produced by Delphine Lettau, Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The White Plumes of Navarre: A Romance of the Wars of Religion" by S. R. Crockett is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. It is set during the tumultuous period of the French Wars of Religion, focusing on the events leading up to the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in 1572. The narrative intertwines the lives of significant historical figures such as Admiral Coligny and Duke of Guise with fictional characters, including the young protagonist John Stirling and Claire Agnew, as they navigate the treacherous landscape of faith, loyalty, and political intrigue. The opening of the novel introduces a tense atmosphere on the eve of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, depicting the heat in Paris and the ominous signals of impending violence. As the wounded Admiral Coligny converses with his companions, a young student from Geneva named John Stirling witnesses the unfolding tragedy, including Coligny's assassination. In the midst of chaos, the narrative sets the foundation for exploring themes of religion, power struggles, and personal vendettas as characters like Claire Agnew enter the story amidst the growing rebellion, emphasizing the conflicts that arise in a city engulfed by distrust and betrayal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en France -- History -- Wars of the Huguenots, 1562-1598 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Fiction 589796 589819 2024-09-14T06:21:18.879289 2023-09-14T11:03:58.658252 text/html text/html 596273 2010-07-21T09:07:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 226113 2010-07-21T09:07:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 304905 2024-09-14T06:21:29.212246 application/epub+zip 312324 2024-09-14T06:21:22.126271 application/epub+zip 300620 2024-09-14T06:21:20.762280 application/epub+zip 659094 2024-09-14T06:21:34.905335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 620120 2024-09-14T06:21:28.292239 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 517318 2022-09-15T08:36:32.352595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 561364 561240 2024-09-14T06:21:17.582298 2023-09-14T11:03:57.284244 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 560766 2010-07-21T09:07:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 221311 2010-07-21T09:07:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 560757 2010-07-21T09:07:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 221151 2010-07-21T09:07:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20014 2024-09-14T06:21:35.050206 application/rdf+xml 24649 2024-09-14T06:21:21.141274 image/jpeg 4781 2024-09-14T06:21:20.953279 image/jpeg 297952 2024-09-14T06:21:18.930325 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