Project Gutenberg 2015-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 57 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous Hildebrand; or, The Days of Queen Elizabeth, An Historic Romance, Vol. 1 of 3 Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Hildebrand; or, The Days of Queen Elizabeth" is an historical romance written in the mid-19th century. The story begins with a young horseman, identified as Hildebrand, who intervenes heroically in a violent highway robbery, ultimately rescuing a beautiful young woman and her father—a prominent knight—while also sustaining an injury in the process. The narrative establishes a backdrop of intrigue and peril, set against the tumultuous times of Queen Elizabeth's reign. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Hildebrand, a man of youthful vigor marked by the weight of past experiences, reflected in his solemn demeanor. After saving Sir Edgar de Neville and his daughter Evaline from the clutches of highwaymen, the text explores the aftermath of this encounter, where the young cavalier expresses both gratitude and a desire for deeper companionship with the lady he has rescued. As Hildebrand recuperates at the de Neville estate, he navigates burgeoning feelings for Evaline while grappling with the complexities of past loyalty to an old friend who now walks a more perilous path. This opening sets the stage for themes of honor, romance, and the conflicts of personal allegiance in a politically charged world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 355366 355306 2024-12-20T06:18:05.851421 2023-09-20T16:16:14.577298 text/html text/html 358828 2015-01-14T14:58:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 189793 2015-01-14T14:58:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 206796 2024-12-20T06:18:11.244428 application/epub+zip 209430 2024-12-20T06:18:06.804424 application/epub+zip 209430 2024-12-20T06:18:06.354437 application/epub+zip 312533 2024-12-20T06:18:14.772896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278048 2024-12-20T06:18:10.756384 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278175 2022-09-21T18:27:11.668725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322542 2024-12-20T06:18:05.054461 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 322735 2015-01-14T14:58:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 119431 2015-01-14T14:58:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19352 2024-12-20T06:18:14.922867 application/rdf+xml 10972 2024-12-20T06:18:06.446408 image/jpeg 2047 2024-12-20T06:18:06.399407 image/jpeg 189297 2024-12-20T06:18:05.883446 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 More titles under Unknown en.wikipedia