Project Gutenberg 2014-09-14 Public domain in the USA. 41 Ker, David 1842 1914 Wood, Stanley L. 1866 1928 Wood, Stanley Llewellyn Under the Flag of France: A Tale of Bertrand du Guesclin Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Shaun Pinder, Sonya Schermann, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Under the Flag of France: A Tale of Bertrand du Guesclin" by David Ker is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The book centers around Bertrand du Guesclin, a young boy from Brittany in the 14th century, who faces ridicule due to his physical appearance but is destined for greatness. The narrative explores themes of heroism, destiny, and the struggles of the underdog as it unfolds during a tumultuous period marked by conflict between France and England. The opening of the tale introduces readers to a fourteen-year-old Bertrand, who is grappling with feelings of despair over his perceived ugliness and his longing for acceptance. Set against a serene backdrop of the Breton countryside, Bertrand's emotional turmoil leads to an inner confrontation as he expresses a wish for death due to his family's disdain. However, his fortunes begin to shift when he encounters a beautiful song that resonates deeply with him, followed by a fateful encounter where he demonstrates great valor by saving a simpleton from a wolf attack. This moment establishes Bertrand's character and foreshadows the greater legacy that awaits him as a defender of the weak. Additionally, the presence of Brother Michael, a holy monk who assures Bertrand of his destined greatness, paints a vivid picture of Bertrand's journey from a tormented youth to a future champion of France. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Du Guesclin, Bertrand, comte de Longueville, approximately 1320-1380 -- Military leadership -- Juvenile fiction Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 579670 579682 2024-10-19T14:49:10.609802 2023-09-20T10:06:42.856034 text/html text/html 583007 2014-09-14T07:21:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 506450 2014-09-14T07:21:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 578068 2024-10-19T14:49:19.707730 application/epub+zip 578551 2024-10-19T14:49:11.977771 application/epub+zip 326872 2024-10-19T14:49:11.297793 application/epub+zip 712894 2024-10-19T14:49:25.444727 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 682448 2024-10-19T14:49:19.087789 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432001 2022-09-21T09:56:06.394762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509065 2024-10-19T14:49:09.263847 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 516816 2014-09-14T07:21:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 200444 2014-09-14T07:21:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 508966 2014-09-14T07:21:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 199279 2014-09-14T07:21:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 508965 2014-09-14T07:21:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 199236 2014-09-14T07:21:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23884 2024-10-19T14:49:25.597714 application/rdf+xml 24341 2024-10-19T14:49:11.414771 image/jpeg 3600 2024-10-19T14:49:11.356794 image/jpeg 508201 2024-10-19T14:49:10.678782 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