Project Gutenberg 2013-12-18 Public domain in the USA. 112 Holt, Emily Sarah 1836 1893 Holt, Emely Sarah Holt, Emily S. (Emily Sarah) Under One Sceptre, or Mortimer's Mission: The Story of the Lord of the Marches Produced by Al Haines "Under One Sceptre, or Mortimer's Mission: The Story of the Lord of the Marches" by Emily Sarah Holt is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book narrates the tale of Roger Mortimer, an heir of the earldom of March, and contrasts his privileged existence with that of Lawrence, a boy born into servitude. Their intertwined destinies reflect themes of class disparity and the quest for personal significance amidst the rigid social structures of medieval England. The opening of the novel introduces readers to two boys born on the same day in the town of Usk, but from vastly different backgrounds—one in the opulence of a castle and the other in the squalor of a mud hovel. The narrative enriches this contrast by illustrating the early lives and aspirations of Roger and Lawrence, as well as their respective families’ attitudes and roles within the feudal system. As they grow, the boys are set on paths that will eventually cross, foreshadowing the complex dynamics of power, loyalty, and ambition that will shape their futures. The beginning sets up a story not just about individual characters, but about the broader societal themes of medieval life and the struggle for justice and freedom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44464/44464-rst/images/img-cover.jpg en Historical fiction Mortimer, Roger de, Earl of March, 1328-1360 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 436375 436328 2024-09-18T15:05:03.411433 2023-09-19T10:41:31.088573 text/html text/html 438813 2013-12-18T14:59:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 506986 2013-12-18T14:59:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 521791 2024-09-18T15:05:21.247289 application/epub+zip 710509 2024-09-18T15:05:19.314412 application/pdf 443082 2024-09-18T15:05:08.135362 application/pdf 530775 2024-09-18T15:05:11.258370 application/epub+zip 206354 2024-09-18T15:05:05.470413 application/epub+zip 633652 2024-09-18T15:05:25.275372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 613425 2024-09-18T15:05:16.508359 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290028 2022-09-20T09:27:31.000569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360058 2024-09-18T15:05:02.673430 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 360125 2013-12-18T15:00:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 140581 2013-12-18T15:00:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 358516 2013-12-18T15:00:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 140263 2013-12-18T15:00:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 358519 2013-12-18T15:00:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 140222 2013-12-18T15:00:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 26520 2024-09-18T15:05:25.443291 application/rdf+xml 349914 2024-09-18T15:05:01.387399 2023-09-19T10:41:30.563569 text/x-rst text/x-rst 349914 2013-12-18T15:00:38 text/x-rst 491236 2013-12-18T15:00:38 text/x-rst application/zip 11478 2024-09-18T15:05:09.197303 image/jpeg 2101 2024-09-18T15:05:08.713344 image/jpeg 506412 2024-09-18T15:05:03.460560 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