Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 101 Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) 1860 1914 Crockett, Samuel Rutherford The Red Axe Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Red Axe" by S. R. Crockett is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story is set in a medieval-like world filled with intrigue, betrayal, and the struggle for power, centering on the experiences of a young boy named Hugo Gottfried, who is the son of a hereditary executioner. The narrative delves into themes of treachery, the burden of legacy, and the innocent beginnings of young love against a backdrop of a tyrannical Duke and his brutal regime. At the start of the book, we meet Hugo, who lives in the Red Tower and feels deeply isolated from the children of the town because of his father's grim occupation and lineage. The opening chapter introduces the tension in the town of Thorn, ruled by the merciless Duke Casimir, culminating in a dramatic moment when Hugo's life intertwines with that of a captive child, Princess Helene. As Hugo navigates his complex feelings for Helene and grapples with his father's legacy, an undercurrent of rebellion stirs amid the fear and oppression of the Duke's regime. This sets the stage for the unfolding drama and challenges that Hugo will face, marking the beginning of his journey not only as a bystander but as a young man caught in the tempest of a divided realm. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Love stories Executions and executioners -- Fiction Adventure stories PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels 697067 2025-07-05T13:34:28.142918 text/html 697048 696927 2024-11-05T16:15:19.081941 2023-10-06T04:25:09.867722 text/html text/html 328302 2025-07-05T13:34:36.832862 application/epub+zip 337505 2025-07-05T13:34:30.031938 application/epub+zip 337505 2025-07-05T13:34:28.879928 application/epub+zip 564678 2025-07-05T13:34:42.501865 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507512 2025-07-05T13:34:36.057902 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481012 2022-09-06T19:13:06.400864 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 629278 2025-07-05T13:34:27.533957 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 609606 2024-10-28T19:14:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17190 2025-07-05T13:34:42.629826 application/rdf+xml 9344 2025-07-05T13:34:29.365899 image/jpeg 2571 2025-07-05T13:34:29.122909 image/jpeg 319208 2025-07-05T13:34:28.195901 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia