Project Gutenberg 2016-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 39 James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) 1860 James, George Payne Rainsford The Man-at-Arms; or, Henry De Cerons. Volumes I and II Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by Google Books (Princeton University) "The Man-at-Arms; or, Henry De Cerons. Volumes I and II" by G. P. R. James is a historical romance written in the mid-19th century. The narrative follows Henry de Cerons, a young man of noble but impoverished lineage, as he reflects on his childhood at the chateau of Blancford and navigates his struggles for identity, belonging, and purpose amid the changing dynamics of family and society. At the outset, we see his deep appreciation for his early years contrasted with his current position as a dependant, setting the stage for his quest for fortune and fulfillment. The opening of the novel establishes the backstory of Henry de Cerons, introducing readers to his idyllic childhood memories at the chateau of Blancford and the serene beauty of the French countryside. As he reminisces about the kindness of his late cousin's wife, the baroness, and his own deep connection to her, we also sense the shift in his life following her death and the subsequent harsh treatment he faces from his cousin after the arrival of a new wife. The struggles between affection and disdain, combined with Henry's yearning for a life of adventure and valor, lay the groundwork for his decision to seek a place in the military as tensions rise in France. As the narrative unfolds, readers are drawn into themes of loyalty, ambition, and the complexities of human relationships against the backdrop of a tumultuous historical period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Huguenots -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 792003 786203 2024-10-21T09:44:04.085298 2023-09-22T06:58:28.139867 text/html text/html 795347 2016-01-05T19:05:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 280787 2016-01-05T19:06:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 378430 2024-10-21T09:44:15.467255 application/epub+zip 393761 2024-10-21T09:44:08.224297 application/epub+zip 371631 2024-10-21T09:44:06.653298 application/epub+zip 704985 2024-10-21T09:44:20.955251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 680237 2024-10-21T09:44:14.392250 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 632929 2022-09-23T06:28:25.699648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 741996 741915 2024-10-21T09:44:02.463362 2023-09-22T06:58:26.944834 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 742168 2016-01-05T19:05:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 274420 2016-01-05T19:06:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19487 2024-10-21T09:44:21.095215 application/rdf+xml 20480 2024-10-21T09:44:07.231282 image/jpeg 4575 2024-10-21T09:44:06.942301 image/jpeg 370923 2024-10-21T09:44:04.153339 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