Author: Mark Twain
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 6
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The Recent Great French Duel
Author: Mark Twain
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Languages : en
Pages : 6
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Languages : en
Pages : 6
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The Last Duel
Author: Eric Jager
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0767914171
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • “A taut page-turner with all the hallmarks of a good historical thriller.”—Orlando Sentinel The gripping true story of the duel to end all duels in medieval France as a resolute knight defends his wife’s honor against the man she accuses of a heinous crime In the midst of the devastating Hundred Years’ War between France and England, Jean de Carrouges, a Norman knight fresh from combat in Scotland, returns home to yet another deadly threat. His wife, Marguerite, has accused squire Jacques Le Gris of rape. A deadlocked court decrees a trial by combat between the two men that will also leave Marguerite’s fate in the balance. For if her husband loses the duel, she will be put to death as a false accuser. While enemy troops pillage the land, and rebellion and plague threaten the lives of all, Carrouges and Le Gris meet in full armor on a walled field in Paris. What follows is the final duel ever authorized by the Parlement of Paris, a fierce fight with lance, sword, and dagger before a massive crowd that includes the teenage King Charles VI, during which both combatants are wounded—but only one fatally. Based on extensive research in Normandy and Paris, The Last Duel brings to life a colorful, turbulent age and three unforgettable characters caught in a fatal triangle of crime, scandal, and revenge. The Last Duel is at once a moving human drama, a captivating true crime story, and an engrossing work of historical intrigue with themes that echo powerfully centuries later.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0767914171
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • “A taut page-turner with all the hallmarks of a good historical thriller.”—Orlando Sentinel The gripping true story of the duel to end all duels in medieval France as a resolute knight defends his wife’s honor against the man she accuses of a heinous crime In the midst of the devastating Hundred Years’ War between France and England, Jean de Carrouges, a Norman knight fresh from combat in Scotland, returns home to yet another deadly threat. His wife, Marguerite, has accused squire Jacques Le Gris of rape. A deadlocked court decrees a trial by combat between the two men that will also leave Marguerite’s fate in the balance. For if her husband loses the duel, she will be put to death as a false accuser. While enemy troops pillage the land, and rebellion and plague threaten the lives of all, Carrouges and Le Gris meet in full armor on a walled field in Paris. What follows is the final duel ever authorized by the Parlement of Paris, a fierce fight with lance, sword, and dagger before a massive crowd that includes the teenage King Charles VI, during which both combatants are wounded—but only one fatally. Based on extensive research in Normandy and Paris, The Last Duel brings to life a colorful, turbulent age and three unforgettable characters caught in a fatal triangle of crime, scandal, and revenge. The Last Duel is at once a moving human drama, a captivating true crime story, and an engrossing work of historical intrigue with themes that echo powerfully centuries later.
A Tramp Abroad
Author: Mark Twain
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Category : Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 422
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Category : Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 422
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Sketches
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher: Belfords, Clarke
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Category : Humorous stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 326
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Publisher: Belfords, Clarke
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Category : Humorous stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 326
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Sketches by Mark Twain
Author: Mark Twain
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 326
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Languages : en
Pages : 326
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The Atlantic Monthly
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Category : American essays
Languages : en
Pages : 752
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Category : American essays
Languages : en
Pages : 752
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Atlantic Monthly
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Languages : en
Pages : 844
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Languages : en
Pages : 844
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A Duel of Nations
Author: David Wetzel
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN: 0299291332
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
On July 19, 1870, Emperor Napoleon III of France declared war against the Prussia of King William I and Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck. This book depicts the world in which that war took place. In this study of the diplomatic history of the Franco-Prussian War, the author draws extensively on private and official records, journalistic accounts, cabinet minutes, and public statements by key players to produce a book that is unmatched in the range and clarity of its analysis, its characterizations, and its vivid language. -- Description from book cover.
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN: 0299291332
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
On July 19, 1870, Emperor Napoleon III of France declared war against the Prussia of King William I and Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck. This book depicts the world in which that war took place. In this study of the diplomatic history of the Franco-Prussian War, the author draws extensively on private and official records, journalistic accounts, cabinet minutes, and public statements by key players to produce a book that is unmatched in the range and clarity of its analysis, its characterizations, and its vivid language. -- Description from book cover.
The Atlantic Index Supplement. A List of Articles, with Names of Authors Appended, Published in "The Atlantic Monthly," [1857]-1901. Including Also a List of the Authors Represented, with Their Contributions Arranged in Chronological Order
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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An Earnest Trifler
Author: Miss E. Sprague
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Category : Man-woman relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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Category : Man-woman relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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