Project Gutenberg 2011-12-17 Public domain in the USA. 60 Levett Yeats, S. (Sidney) 1916 Levett Yeats, Sidney Yeats, S. Levett Levett-Yeats, S. (Sidney) Levett-Yeats, Sidney Kilner The Chevalier d'Auriac Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by the Web Archive "The Chevalier d'Auriac" by S. Levett Yeats is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. It follows the complex life and adventures of Alban de Breuil, the Chevalier d'Auriac, set against the backdrop of the turbulent political landscape of France during the Wars of Religion. The narrative begins with Alban embroiled in the tensions of the ongoing conflicts, navigating personal rivalries, love, and the broader questions of loyalty and honor amidst war. The opening of the book immerses the reader in a tense scene where d'Auriac and his rival, de Gomeron, engage in a game of chance that soon turns hostile. In the midst of their conflict, they are interrupted by the arrival of prisoners, a man and a woman, who are suspected spies. The beautiful woman’s courageous plea for mercy captivates the soldiers and incites dramatic actions that set the stage for d'Auriac's character development and his evolving motivations. As the story unfolds, themes of bravery, honor, and the challenges of warfare emerge, underscoring the protagonist's journey through both battle and personal turmoil. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure stories France -- History -- Henry IV, 1589-1610 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Fiction 523757 518329 2024-09-16T07:47:38.334115 2023-09-16T13:51:09.488446 text/html text/html 513952 2021-01-08T08:42:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 183900 2021-01-08T08:42:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 240093 2024-09-16T07:47:46.424065 application/epub+zip 248319 2024-09-16T07:47:40.237094 application/epub+zip 248319 2024-09-16T07:47:39.166099 application/epub+zip 445243 2024-09-16T07:47:51.189022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415478 2024-09-16T07:47:45.499079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415594 2022-09-17T13:18:45.863580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466698 466645 2024-09-16T07:47:37.002095 2023-09-16T13:51:08.298437 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 466342 2021-01-08T08:42:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 179020 2021-01-08T08:42:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 466333 2021-01-08T08:42:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 178882 2021-01-08T08:42:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20533 2024-09-16T07:47:51.339016 application/rdf+xml 13584 2024-09-16T07:47:39.530082 image/jpeg 3769 2024-09-16T07:47:39.348100 image/jpeg 233834 2024-09-16T07:47:38.379104 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