Project Gutenberg 2000-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 144 Weyman, Stanley John 1855 1928 Weyman, Stanley J. (Stanley John) The House of the Wolf: A Romance "The House of the Wolf: A Romance" by Stanley John Weyman is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in France during the turbulent times of 1572, amidst the conflict between Catholics and Huguenots. Following the lives of young Anne de Caylus and his brothers, the book revolves around themes of love, betrayal, and the dangers posed by their nefarious neighbor, Raoul de Bezers, known as the Vidame. The narrative begins with Anne's cousin Catherine announcing her engagement to M. de Pavannes, setting off a series of events that leads to conflicts and peril as their world is overshadowed by the realities of political and social unrest. At the start of the book, we are introduced to the idyllic summer afternoon in which the young protagonists are lounging when Catherine reveals her impending marriage. However, the atmosphere shifts dramatically with the arrival of the Vidame, whose threatening demeanor instills fear and foreshadows conflict. As the boys grapple with their admiration for Catherine and their concern for her safety, the narrative quickly escalates to violence when they intervene on behalf of a courier who is attacked by a mob. This encounter leads to the unfortunate realization that they have made a formidable enemy in the Vidame. The tension builds throughout the opening, setting the stage for the unfolding drama that promises adventure, danger, and a quest for justice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Saint Bartholomew's Day, Massacre of, France, 1572 -- Fiction PR Text Historical Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance Category: Adventure Category: French Literature 355383 2025-07-01T11:33:40.760272 text/html 349532 2020-12-31T14:47:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 133121 2020-12-31T14:47:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 215117 2025-07-01T11:33:47.347254 application/epub+zip 219402 2025-07-01T11:33:43.418289 application/epub+zip 206200 2025-07-01T11:33:42.345285 application/epub+zip 398100 2025-07-01T11:33:50.394251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383936 2025-07-01T11:33:46.709283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326891 2022-09-01T13:27:13.325091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332393 2025-07-01T11:33:40.111305 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 332283 2020-12-31T14:47:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 130416 2020-12-31T14:47:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18928 2025-07-01T11:33:50.513207 application/rdf+xml 14708 2025-07-01T11:33:42.837251 image/jpeg 3632 2025-07-01T11:33:42.590244 image/jpeg 210955 2025-07-01T11:33:40.788283 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