Project Gutenberg 2012-11-06 Public domain in the USA. 86 Parker, Gilbert 1862 1932 Parker, Horatio Gilbert Parker, Gilbert, Sir, bart. Kinney, Margaret West 1872 1952 Kinney, Troy 1871 1938 Kinneys, The A Ladder of Swords: A Tale of Love, Laughter and Tears Produced by D Alexander, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Ladder of Swords: A Tale of Love, Laughter and Tears" by Gilbert Parker is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative is set around the tumultuous times of the late 16th century, focusing on the lives of the Huguenots during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. The story centers on two main characters: Angèle Aubert, a brave young woman in exile, and Michel de la Forêt, her lover who is risking his life to fight for their cause and their love. The opening of the tale introduces us to Angèle and Michel’s correspondence in the face of war and exile. Angèle's letter filled with love, hope, and longing reveals her desperation as she awaits news of Michel, who has become embroiled in the conflicts in France. As the narrative unfolds, we witness Angèle's determined rejection of another suitor while she fervently hopes for Michel's safe return to Jersey. The tumultuous events ahead will challenge their love, drawing them into a broader conflict against tyranny and danger that could cost them everything, setting the stage for a gripping tale of passion interwoven with historical strife. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41303/41303-h/images/cover.jpg en Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Fiction Huguenots -- Fiction Jersey (Channel Islands) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 353953 353959 2024-09-17T10:50:40.843418 2023-09-18T05:52:58.431689 text/html text/html 363982 2012-11-05T18:42:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 1103181 2012-11-05T18:44:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1280753 2024-09-17T10:50:46.825355 application/epub+zip 1282705 2024-09-17T10:50:41.978397 application/epub+zip 205182 2024-09-17T10:50:41.403405 application/epub+zip 1395516 2024-09-17T10:50:50.563376 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 767909 2024-09-17T10:50:46.138385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280183 2022-09-18T20:05:17.045952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307259 2024-09-17T10:50:39.965420 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 311522 2012-11-05T18:42:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 119424 2012-11-05T18:44:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 306457 2012-11-05T18:44:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 118771 2012-11-05T18:44:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 306449 2012-11-05T18:44:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 118669 2012-11-05T18:44:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23678 2024-09-17T10:50:50.727473 application/rdf+xml 24397 2024-09-17T10:50:41.499398 image/jpeg 3666 2024-09-17T10:50:41.453379 image/jpeg 1104513 2024-09-17T10:50:40.941440 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