Project Gutenberg 2004-06-30 Public domain in the USA. 224 Jones, Erasmus W. 1817 1909 Hayne, Mark The Young Captives: A Story of Judah and Babylon "The Young Captives: A Story of Judah and Babylon" by Erasmus W. Jones is a historical novel likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around the experiences of young captives from Judah during the Babylonian conquest, particularly focusing on a nobleman named Ezrom and his companions as they navigate their new reality in a foreign land. The novel explores themes of identity, heritage, and the struggle to maintain moral integrity in the face of adversity and cultural upheaval. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Ezrom and his friends as they find themselves in a tumultuous situation in Jerusalem, engaging in reckless behavior that nearly leads to their arrest. Following a narrow escape thanks to a loyal guardsman, Ezrom resolves to flee the city, vowing not to bring disgrace to his family. The narrative transitions to show the fall of Jerusalem under King Jehoiakim, juxtaposing past glory with present depravity as the characters grapple with the consequences of their actions. Meanwhile, young noble captives, including Daniel and three others, are transported to Babylon, where they are to be trained in the ways of their captors while maintaining their identity and faith, setting the stage for moral and ethical dilemmas to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Daniel (Biblical figure) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels 386238 2025-10-05T16:10:29.758395 text/html 363578 2024-11-02T04:23:00 text/html 1417260 2025-10-05T16:10:38.201377 application/epub+zip 1417731 2025-10-05T16:10:33.284415 application/epub+zip 236211 2025-10-05T16:10:31.884417 application/epub+zip 1613365 2025-10-05T16:10:41.881355 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1589282 2025-10-05T16:10:37.357373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381296 2022-09-06T22:31:42.663655 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364940 2025-10-05T16:10:29.246457 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 345109 2024-11-02T04:23:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15965 2025-10-05T16:10:42.019359 application/rdf+xml 17638 2025-10-05T16:10:32.393366 image/jpeg 3886 2025-10-05T16:10:32.138347 image/jpeg 1298770 2025-10-05T16:10:29.816429 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