Project Gutenberg 2005-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 107 Merriman, Henry Seton 1862 1903 Scott, Hugh Stowell Merriman, H. Seton (Henry Seton) The Last Hope Reading ease score: 80.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. Etext produced by Jonathan Ingram, Mary Meehan and Distributed Proofreaders HTML file produced by David Widger "The Last Hope" by Henry Seton Merriman is a historical novel likely written during the late 19th century. The narrative unfolds primarily around two main characters: the Marquis de Gemosac, a Frenchman searching for his past, and Dormer Colville, his English companion. Together, they delve into the mystery of a Frenchman buried in the rural village of Farlingford and its potential connection to royal lineage, as they navigate themes of identity and heritage in a post-revolutionary context. At the start of the story, we meet River Andrew, a local grave-digger, who describes the final resting place of a mysterious Frenchman to Colville and the Marquis. The village of Farlingford is depicted as a once-thriving community now in decline, fostering a somber atmosphere that echoes the themes of loss and forgotten history. The enigmatic Frenchman, known as "Frenchman," was picked up at sea years ago and has left an indelible mark on the lives of the villagers. River Andrew shares snippets of legend surrounding Frenchman's life, hinting at deeper stories tied to the past that resonate with the Marquis, who is on a quest to find a connection to his lineage. This opening sets the stage for an exploration of identity, memory, and the weight of history as the characters sift through the remnants of a bygone era in search of significance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure stories Royalists -- France -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 675725 675726 2024-10-04T09:23:04.842523 2023-10-04T08:39:04.603952 text/html text/html 706042 2021-02-25T22:57:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 228575 2021-02-25T22:57:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 299483 2024-10-04T09:23:14.748475 application/epub+zip 311917 2024-10-04T09:23:07.610502 application/epub+zip 311917 2024-10-04T09:23:05.882530 application/epub+zip 539786 2024-10-04T09:23:20.374430 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491515 2024-10-04T09:23:13.803463 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460083 2022-09-04T12:39:25.314495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568249 568137 2024-10-04T09:23:03.244739 2023-10-04T08:39:03.224965 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 568289 2014-08-24T14:03:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 215368 2014-08-24T14:05:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 568283 2014-08-24T14:03:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 215201 2014-08-24T14:05:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21885 2024-10-04T09:23:20.512429 application/rdf+xml 11034 2024-10-04T09:23:06.643511 image/jpeg 3098 2024-10-04T09:23:06.187500 image/jpeg 288198 2024-10-04T09:23:04.894588 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