Project Gutenberg 2012-08-23 Public domain in the USA. 71 Eccott, W. J. The Mercenary: A Tale of The Thirty Years' War Produced by Sandra Eder, sp1nd 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 Mercenary: A Tale of The Thirty Years' War" by W. J. Eccott is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story is centered around Nigel Charteris, a soldier of fortune, as he navigates the tumult and chaos of the Thirty Years' War, particularly in the context of the sack of Magdeburg. The narrative explores themes of war, loyalty, and moral conflict, immersing readers in the historical backdrop of a devastating war between Catholic and Protestant forces. At the start of the novel, readers encounter Captain Nigel Charteris as he searches through the ruins of Magdeburg after its sacking. He is depicted as a soldier indifferent to the devastation around him, focused instead on securing plunder during the chaotic aftermath. His encounter with a noblewoman and her injured companion introduces a personal conflict, highlighting the harsh realities of war and Nigel's complex character. The opening sets the stage for themes of survival, moral ambiguity, and the intertwining destinies of characters against the backdrop of a turbulent historical period, establishing a gripping narrative that invites further exploration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40567/40567-h/images/front_cover.jpg en Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 614015 614024 2024-09-17T06:56:27.309650 2023-09-17T15:05:22.846541 text/html text/html 620633 2012-08-23T16:28:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 325561 2012-08-23T16:28:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 357580 2024-09-17T06:56:36.244568 application/epub+zip 363219 2024-09-17T06:56:28.695624 application/epub+zip 305954 2024-09-17T06:56:27.987638 application/epub+zip 554934 2024-09-17T06:56:42.404564 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493746 2024-09-17T06:56:35.416603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436505 2022-09-18T14:51:09.984445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564628 564433 2024-09-17T06:56:25.707624 2023-09-17T15:05:21.387537 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 564337 2012-08-23T16:28:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 217754 2012-08-23T16:28:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 564434 2012-08-23T16:28:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 217688 2012-08-23T16:28:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19866 2024-09-17T06:56:42.555529 application/rdf+xml 11074 2024-09-17T06:56:28.099601 image/jpeg 1735 2024-09-17T06:56:28.043616 image/jpeg 324809 2024-09-17T06:56:27.366632 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