Project Gutenberg 2022-03-22 Public domain in the USA. 63 Grant, James 1822 1887 Arthur Blane; or, The Hundred Cuirassiers $aUnited Kingdom :$bJ. & C. Brown & Co.,$c1858. Reading ease score: 72.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Al Haines "Arthur Blane; or, The Hundred Cuirassiers" by James Grant is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The tale revolves around the adventures of a young Scottish gentleman named Arthur Blane who finds himself in the tumultuous environment of 17th century France, particularly in Paris. The narrative explores themes of honor, love, and the intrigue of court life, as Arthur seeks military service and attempts to navigate both personal and political challenges in a foreign land. The opening of the novel introduces Arthur Blane as he navigates the dark and twisted streets of Paris after arriving from Scotland, which he left under dire circumstances due to his family's downfall. Lost and confronted by challenges, including an encounter with two aggressive gallants, Arthur's bravery shines when he protects a masked woman, sparking a series of events that lead him into a deeper involvement with the French court. He soon meets Clara d'Ische, the Countess d'Amboise, who becomes crucial to his ambitions, as she recognizes his potential in the Scottish Guard, leading to an intricate web of romance and political intrigue in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/arthurblaneorhun00granuoft 20220311171306grant 1858 GB en France -- History -- Louis XIII, 1610-1643 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 762902 762927 2024-12-28T04:15:31.956673 2023-09-29T05:26:16.661188 text/html text/html 776493 2022-03-21T23:06:49 text/html 550074 2024-12-28T04:15:41.258673 application/epub+zip 561935 2024-12-28T04:15:33.308686 application/epub+zip 379429 2024-12-28T04:15:32.635683 application/epub+zip 767141 2024-12-28T04:15:47.365626 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 745185 2024-12-28T04:15:40.627674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562124 2022-09-30T12:42:47.844572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 714197 714198 2024-12-28T04:15:29.812725 2023-09-29T05:26:14.750162 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 713771 2022-03-21T23:06:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17680 2024-12-28T04:15:47.498593 application/rdf+xml 7552 2024-12-28T04:15:32.829676 image/jpeg 1559 2024-12-28T04:15:32.729671 image/jpeg 493711 2024-12-28T04:15:32.022683 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