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Author James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford), 1801?-1860, author.

Title The Huguenot : a tale of the French Protestants / G.P.R. James
Published [Auckland, New Zealand] : The Floating Press, 1839
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Contents Title; Contents; Dedication; VOLUME ONE; Chapter I -- The Hero, His Friend, and His Dwelling in the Seventeenth Century; Chapter II -- The Valet-The Townspeople-The Proclamation; Chapter III -- The Pastor; Chapter IV -- Unexpected Companions; Chapter V -- The Journey, and Some of its Events; Chapter VI -- The Lady and Her Lovers; Chapter VII -- The Growth of Love; Chapter VIII -- The Meeting and the Chase; Chapter IX -- The Discovery; Chapter X -- The Recall; VOLUME TWO; Chapter I -- The Explanations; Chapter II -- The Return; Chapter III -- New Acquaintances; Chapter IV -- The Preaching in the Desert
Chapter V -- The RevengeChapter VI -- The Court; Chapter VII -- The Clouds and the Sunshine; Chapter VIII -- The Hour of Happiness; Chapter IX -- The Unknown Peril; Chapter X -- The Decision; Chapter XI -- The King''s Closet; VOLUME THREE; Chapter I -- The Unforeseen Blow; Chapter II -- The Conspirators; Chapter III -- The Execution; Chapter IV -- The Woman''s Judgment; Chapter V -- The Escape; Chapter VI -- The Pastor''s Prison; Chapter VII -- The Death of the Persecuted; Chapter VIII -- The Discovery of Error; Chapter IX -- The Battle and the Retreat; Chapter X -- The Lover''s Reunion
Chapter XI -- The Night AttackChapter XII -- The Royalist Camp; Chapter XIII -- The Last Efforts; Chapter XIV -- The Bitter Parting; Chapter XV -- The End; Endnotes
Summary British novelist G.P.R. James gained acclaim on the strength of his sprawling historical epics that present a detailed account of what it was like to live during various tumultuous eras beset by conflict and change. In The Huguenot, James delves into the religious upheaval that gripped France in the 16th and 17th centuries as growing numbers of the population spurned the Catholic Church and embraced Protestantism
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Subject Huguenots -- Fiction
FICTION -- General.
Huguenots.
Genre/Form Fiction.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781776583027
1776583027
9781776583010
1776583019