Project Gutenberg 2011-09-11 Public domain in the USA. 97 Madison, Lucy Foster 1865 1932 Waugh, Ida 1846 1919 00004746 A Maid at King Alfred's Court: A Story for Girls Produced by Darleen Dove and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Maid at King Alfred's Court: A Story for Girls" by Lucy Foster Madison is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in the time of King Alfred, emphasizing themes of courage, survival, and loyalty against the backdrop of the struggle between the Saxons and the invading Danes. The main characters include Egwina, a young girl known for her beauty and talent in music, and her grandfather, Wulfhere, a skilled harper. At the start of the novel, the narrative follows Wulfhere and Egwina as they navigate through the forest of Wessex, making their way to Winchester with a desire to seek shelter and the protection of King Alfred. The peaceful journey is interrupted by a call for help from another traveler, leading them into a series of encounters with noble youth and maiden, which deepen Egwina's longing for connection. As they reach a monastery, Egwina's bravery comes to the forefront when their journey is threatened by danger, including a robbery by a fellow traveler, Ælfric, and the grim realities of Viking raids that escalate throughout the opening chapters. The beginning sets the stage for both personal and larger historical conflicts, immersing readers in a richly woven tale of life in ancient England. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37405/37405-h/images/cover.jpg http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37405/37405-rst/images/cover.jpg en Alfred, King of England, 849-899 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - British Browsing: Fiction 485208 485086 2024-09-15T16:37:10.008746 2023-09-16T09:43:13.930910 text/html text/html 485322 2011-09-11T22:05:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 1343792 2011-09-11T22:05:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1197798 2024-09-15T16:37:30.786138 application/epub+zip 1656731 2024-09-15T16:37:28.651166 application/pdf 476366 2024-09-15T16:37:15.190736 application/pdf 1197888 2024-09-15T16:37:18.340702 application/epub+zip 284824 2024-09-15T16:37:12.388729 application/epub+zip 1322689 2024-09-15T16:37:36.294113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1276833 2024-09-15T16:37:25.804165 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363033 2022-09-17T07:24:31.613313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406372 2024-09-15T16:37:09.365747 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 406336 2011-09-11T22:06:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 152180 2011-09-11T22:06:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 397045 2011-09-11T22:06:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 150913 2011-09-11T22:06:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 397135 2011-09-11T22:06:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 150894 2011-09-11T22:06:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 27099 2024-09-15T16:37:36.479116 application/rdf+xml 412762 412756 2024-09-15T16:37:07.809753 2023-09-16T09:43:13.318888 text/x-rst text/x-rst 412758 2011-09-11T22:05:32 text/x-rst 1333511 2011-09-11T22:05:32 text/x-rst application/zip 19860 2024-09-15T16:37:16.238724 image/jpeg 2750 2024-09-15T16:37:15.651721 image/jpeg 1343947 2024-09-15T16:37:10.081745 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 en.wikipedia