The hero, Philip Fletcher, is a right true English lad, but he has a French connection on his mother's side. This kinship induces him to cross the Channel in order to take a share in that splendid struggle for freedom known as the Huguenot wars. Naturally he sides with the Protestants, distinguishes himself in various battles, and receives rapid promotion for the zeal and daring with which he carries out several secret missions. It is an enthralling narrative throughout.---12 illustrations, fold out map of France, special foreword detailing history of the Huguenot Cross
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This review is from: St. Bartholomew's Eve, A Tale of the Huguenot Wars (Works of G. A. Henty) (Library Binding)
This book is COOL! I've read several Henty books, but this is my favorite so far. It's about a boy and his cousin who are helping to fight the Catholics, who are opressing the Huguenots in France in the 1500's. The boys are very courageous, so they get into a lot of exciting situations! There are sword fights, lots of battles, sieges of towns, daring escapes, and at the end, St. Bartholomew's Eve: the night the French Catholics began their horrible massacre of thousands of innocent Huguenots. Will the boys and their friend Claire survive? You'll have to read it and find out!
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This review is from: St. Bartholomew's Eve, A Tale of the Huguenot Wars (Works of G. A. Henty) (Library Binding)
This is the first book by Henty I've read, and I must say, I was pleasantly surprised. I suppose I judge a book by its cover a little to much, and I was putting off reading this book because I wasn't too excited about reading a book written a really long time ago. But after I started, I had a tough time putting it down. Sure, the plot was simplistic, but there was plenty of action to keep me occupied. Be forewarned, however - I'm a high school student, and there were a lot of words in that book that I didn't know the meaning of. Unless your command of old english is pretty good, you will probably have some trouble with some of those words. But don't let that stop you - read the book with a dictionary close at hand. It isn't often that you get to read an exciting book and learn a pile of new words while you do it! Overall, this is a great book for any kid or kid at heart who has the patience to consult the dictionary every now and then.
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This review is from: St. Bartholomew's Eve, A Tale of the Huguenot Wars (Works of G. A. Henty) (Library Binding)
I've read fifteen or so of Henty's books and I have to say this is my favorite, along with Beric the Briton or maybe By Pike and Dike.
The main character is Phillip Fletcher, whose father is an English farmer and whose mother is a Huguenot refugee and the sister of a French Countess. When he is old enough, Phillip goes to France to join his relatives in fighting for freedom of worship for the Huguenots. He meets the famous Huguenot leaders and goes on a secret mission behind enemy lines. In the end he narrowly escapes the massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve. Some reasons I like this one: Henty seems to give a little more time to the side characters; developing them better than his usual. And there are more small, realism-adding side notes; the comment by the passerby, the parent's word to the child, and a false alarm or two. ~ I like the illustrations in this one, too!
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IN the year 1567 there were few towns in the southern counties of England that did not contain a colony, more or less large, of French Protestants. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Queen of Navarre, Monsieur Fletcher, Monsieur Philip, King of Navarre, Philip Fletcher, Monsieur Bertram, Henri of Navarre, Monsieur D'Estanges, Maitre Bertram, Admiral Coligny, Gaspard Vaillant, Philip of Spain, Prince of Navarre, Count de Valecourt, Mademoiselle de Valecourt, John Fletcher, Monsieur de Merouville, Cardinal of Lorraine, Count de Laville, Raoul de Fontaine, Sieur D'Arblay, Sieur de Pascal, Louis of Nassau, Madame de Landres, Claire de Valecourt New!
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IN the year 1567 there were few towns in the southern counties of England that did not contain a colony, more or less large, of French Protestants. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Queen of Navarre, Monsieur Fletcher, Monsieur Philip, King of Navarre, Philip Fletcher, Monsieur Bertram, Henri of Navarre, Monsieur D'Estanges, Maitre Bertram, Admiral Coligny, Gaspard Vaillant, Philip of Spain, Prince of Navarre, Count de Valecourt, Mademoiselle de Valecourt, John Fletcher, Monsieur de Merouville, Cardinal of Lorraine, Count de Laville, Raoul de Fontaine, Sieur D'Arblay, Sieur de Pascal, Louis of Nassau, Madame de Landres, Claire de Valecourt New!
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- Narrating Africa: George Henty and the Fiction of Empire (Children's Literature and Culture) by Mawuena Kossi Logan in Back Matter
- The Boy's Guide to the Historical Adventures of G. A. Henty (Vocabulary of a Warrior) by William Potter on page 26
- The Book Tree: A Christian Reference for Children's Literature by Elizabeth McCallum on page 100
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