Project Gutenberg 1998-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 217 Masefield, John 1878 1967 Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger Produced by Aaron Cannon, and David Widger "Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger" by John Masefield is a historical novel set in the late 17th century. The story centers on a young boy named Martin Hyde, who transitions from a carefree life in the countryside of Suffolk to a tangled web of intrigue and adventure in London. Orphaned at a young age, Martin finds himself living with his uncle in the bustling city, where he becomes entwined in plots involving royal conspiracies and secret missions. At the start of the book, Martin recounts his early years in Oulton, where he was adventurous and independent, relishing the wild landscapes that surrounded him. After the death of his father, Martin moves to London, where he feels lost amidst the towering structures and distrustful inhabitants. Through a series of events, he meets a mysterious man named Edward Jermyn, who introduces him to a world of covert actions and rebellion against the ruling King James II. The opening chapters present Martin's internal conflicts as he grapples with the transition from childhood to adulthood, ultimately cementing his role as a messenger in a dangerous conspiracy tied to the Duke of Monmouth, which promises both peril and adventure as they navigate the treacherous political landscape of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 90.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Monmouth, James Scott, Duke of, 1649-1685 -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 494258 2025-08-01T09:09:31.595085 text/html 504567 2021-01-27T21:41:27 text/html; charset=utf-8 262068 2025-08-01T09:09:39.347497 application/epub+zip 269307 2025-08-01T09:09:34.641501 application/epub+zip 253114 2025-08-01T09:09:33.436024 application/epub+zip 445478 2025-08-01T09:09:43.009473 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413540 2025-08-01T09:09:38.510510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384240 2022-09-01T10:15:36.904561 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436760 2025-08-01T09:09:31.062072 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 436759 2018-03-16T05:46:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16553 2025-08-01T09:09:43.137473 application/rdf+xml 12433 2025-08-01T09:09:33.939533 image/jpeg 2994 2025-08-01T09:09:33.689518 image/jpeg 257791 2025-08-01T09:09:31.633021 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