Project Gutenberg 2006-02-22 Public domain in the USA. 335 Collins, Wilkie 1824 1889 Collins, William Wilkie The Black Robe Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Robe Produced by James Rusk and David Widger "The Black Robe" by Wilkie Collins is a novel written during the late 19th century. This intricate tale weaves themes of moral complexity, personal struggle, and societal critique through the lives of its characters, most notably Lewis Romayne, a young heir grappling with the consequences of a duel and the potentialWeight of his actions. At the start of the narrative, we meet Romayne as he is summoned to accompany his ailing aunt on a Channel crossing. His initial reluctance and frustration reveal character traits that hint at deeper emotional turmoil. The opening portion sets the stage for his journey, not just physically to Boulogne but also into a world filled with moral dilemmas that will test his resolve and lead to a fateful confrontation following a card game. The narrative unfolds through a series of encounters that highlight Romayne's evolving perceptions of honor, guilt, and the consequences of violence, foreshadowing the dark themes that will permeate the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Murder -- Fiction Priesthood -- Fiction Chastity, Vow of -- Fiction Dueling -- Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 754525 2025-08-01T10:21:07.609906 text/html 790641 2021-01-27T19:44:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 253533 2021-01-27T19:44:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 326469 2025-08-01T10:21:16.824862 application/epub+zip 339430 2025-08-01T10:21:09.798860 application/epub+zip 339430 2025-08-01T10:21:08.512907 application/epub+zip 585551 2025-08-01T10:21:22.654851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 538373 2025-08-01T10:21:15.954885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 508059 2022-09-01T11:36:15.938186 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 646396 2025-08-01T10:21:06.183959 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 646346 2016-09-13T13:33:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 239447 2016-09-13T13:40:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 634754 2009-07-01T15:49:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 238043 2009-07-01T15:52:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21316 2025-08-01T10:21:22.805795 application/rdf+xml 10735 2025-08-01T10:21:09.045890 image/jpeg 3049 2025-08-01T10:21:08.781879 image/jpeg 314263 2025-08-01T10:21:07.662893 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