Project Gutenberg 2016-06-11 Public domain in the USA. 86 Bernard, Frédéric 1820 1868 Bernard, Frederic Pelloquet, Th. (Théodore) Pelloquet, Th. (Theodore) Pelloquet, Théodore Whiteing, Richard 1840 1928 Thorne, Whyte Alb Wonderful escapes "Revised from the French of F. Bernard [Les évasions célèbres] and original chapters added." Aristomenes the Messenian -- Hegesistratus -- Demetrius Soter -- Marius -- Attalus -- Richard, Duke of Normandy -- Louis II., Count of Flanders -- The Duke of Albany -- James V., King of Scotland -- Secundus Curion -- Benvenuto Cellini -- Mary, Queen of Scots -- Caumont de la Force -- Charles de Guise -- Mary de Medicis -- Grotius -- Isaac Arnauld -- The Duke of Beaufort -- Cardinal de Retz -- Quiquéran de Beaujeu -- Charles II. -- Blanche Gamond -- Jean Bart and the Chevalier de Forbin -- Duguay Trouin -- The Abbé Count de Bucquoy -- Jacobite insurrectionists -- Charles Edward -- Stanislaus Leczinski -- Baron Trenck -- Cassanova de Seingalt -- Latude -- Beniowski -- Twelve priests saved by Geoffroy St. Hilaire -- De Chateaubrun -- Sydney Smith -- Pichegru, Ramel, Barthelemy, etc. -- Colonel de Richemont -- Captain Grivel -- Lavalette -- Giovanni Arrivabene, Ugoni, and Scalvini -- Political prisoners, 1834 -- Monsieur Rufin Piotrowski -- Prince Louis Napoleon -- James Stephens. Produced by deaurider, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Wonderful Escapes" by Frédéric Bernard is a collection of historical tales written in the late 19th century. This work compiles various accounts of notable figures who executed extraordinary escapes throughout history, conveying themes of cunning, bravery, and divine intervention. Among those featured are Aristomenes, a Messenian general, and Mary, Queen of Scots, highlighting their ingenious methods and perilous circumstances surrounding their flights from captivity. The opening of "Wonderful Escapes" presents a series of dramatic narratives, starting with Aristomenes, who, captured by Spartans, survives a fall into a deadly ravine and ingeniously escapes by hitching a ride on a fox. Subsequent stories follow Hegesistratus, who mutilates himself to escape a prison sentence, and Demetrius Soter, who cleverly navigates the political intrigues of Rome to reclaim his throne. Each tale intertwines elements of adventure and historical significance, illustrating not only the fortitude of the individuals involved but also the socio-political landscapes of their time. The enticing introduction sets the stage for a riveting exploration of human resilience against oppression. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure stories Escapes HV Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction 650803 650681 2024-09-21T17:31:32.107150 2023-09-22T13:57:31.930128 text/html text/html 647648 2021-01-24T21:43:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 5997432 2021-01-24T21:43:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 6077747 2024-09-21T17:31:43.256060 application/epub+zip 6076091 2024-09-21T17:31:34.037143 application/epub+zip 303338 2024-09-21T17:31:32.990108 application/epub+zip 6251354 2024-09-21T17:31:50.492044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6170356 2024-09-21T17:31:41.325079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419033 2022-09-23T20:45:30.927942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 589657 589458 2024-09-21T17:31:30.872156 2023-09-22T13:57:29.883101 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 589592 2016-06-11T13:43:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 220371 2016-06-11T13:43:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20530 2024-09-21T17:31:50.665023 application/rdf+xml 10822 2024-09-21T17:31:33.092112 image/jpeg 1437 2024-09-21T17:31:33.040133 image/jpeg 6179046 2024-09-21T17:31:32.315106 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 fr.wikipedia