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A short and spellbinding Cinderella tale with a monkey, a cruel, crafty-eyed showman and the evil of the man in black, a charlatan and wizard.
When the agent of General Skippon, to whom the estate of Pattenhall by Ripon fell, as part of his reward after the battle of Naseby, went down to take possession, he found a little boy sitting on a heap of stones a few paces from the entrance gate. The old house (which has since been pulled down) lay a quarter of a mile from the road and somewhat in a hollow; but its many casements, blushing and sparkling in the glow of the evening sun, caught the rider's eye, and led him into the comfortable belief that he had reached his destination. He had come from Ripon, however, and the village lies on the farther side of the house from that town; consequently he had seen no one whom he could question, and he hailed the boy's presence with relief, checking his horse, and calling to him to know if this was Pattenhall.
Heroism, intrigue, love and honour in France in the days of the all powerful Cardinal Richelieu. A duellist and gambler, Gil de Berault, is saved from the gallows by Cardinal Richelieu and sent on a mission to capture a Huguenot rebel causing trouble in the south of France.
Stories of the Huguenot Wars, the struggles of the League, Henry IV, Duke of Guise, Cardinal Mazarin, etc.
Adventures during the French Revolution as related by an aristocrat in sympathy with the people.
Stories of the Huguenot Wars, the struggles of the League, Henry IV, Duke of Guise, Cardinal Mazarin, etc.