Project Gutenberg 2010-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 78 Sue, Eugène 1804 1857 Sue, Eugene Sue, Marie Joseph Sue, Marie Joseph Eugène De Leon, Daniel 1852 1914 Leon, Daniel De 09028392 The Casque's Lark; or, Victoria, the Mother of the Camps Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Casque's Lark; or, Victoria, the Mother of the Camps" by Eugène Sue is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The story is set during the tumultuous period of the Frankish invasion of Gaul, focusing on the character of Schanvoch, a nobleman and soldier caught in the conflicts between his people and the invading forces. This novel illustrates themes of loyalty, sacrifice, and the struggles for freedom amidst the backdrop of war and societal upheaval. At the start of the narrative, we meet Schanvoch, who reflects on the dire history of his ancestors and their quest for freedom from Roman oppression. He is sent on a military mission during a fragile truce with the Franks, but treachery ensues when he is ambushed and taken captive. As Schanvoch is brought before the barbaric Frankish forces, the priestess Elwig reveals her intentions to utilize him for her ominous auguries, sparking a tense encounter where Schanvoch must navigate the precarious political landscape and the savage brutality of his captors. His plight is compounded by the conflicting emotions he feels regarding loyalty to his foster sister, Victoria, and his own survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Gaul -- History -- 58 B.C.-511 A.D. -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 509192 509201 2024-09-14T09:13:35.098637 2023-09-15T04:32:50.849147 text/html text/html 512942 2010-10-17T09:15:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 196370 2010-10-17T09:16:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 260234 2024-09-14T09:13:43.396635 application/epub+zip 266540 2024-09-14T09:13:36.991600 application/epub+zip 253663 2024-09-14T09:13:35.903658 application/epub+zip 519547 2024-09-14T09:13:48.249546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 495878 2024-09-14T09:13:42.586603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469811 2022-09-15T12:17:23.755673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471790 471587 2024-09-14T09:13:33.849637 2023-09-15T04:32:49.707132 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 471570 2010-10-17T09:15:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 175935 2010-10-17T09:16:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 471561 2010-10-17T09:15:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 175889 2010-10-17T09:16:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21193 2024-09-14T09:13:48.396541 application/rdf+xml 19132 2024-09-14T09:13:36.270636 image/jpeg 4172 2024-09-14T09:13:36.085637 image/jpeg 257480 2024-09-14T09:13:35.144644 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia