Project Gutenberg 2009-03-07 Public domain in the USA. 196 McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly) 1860 1936 McCarthy, Justin Huntly M'Carthy, Justin Huntly The Duke's Motto: A Melodrama Produced by D Alexander, Tim Krajcar and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Duke's Motto: A Melodrama" by Justin H. McCarthy is a historical fiction novel written in the early 20th century. Set in France during a time of political intrigue and personal conflict, the narrative revolves around swashbuckling characters and dueling romantic interests. The main character emerges as Henri de Lagardere, a clever and skilled swordsman, who becomes enmeshed in a dangerous plot involving the Duke of Nevers and his secret marriage. At the start of the story, we find ourselves at the Inn of the Seven Devils, where a motley crew of armed men gathers in a hot, cramped room. They engage in boisterous conversation, consuming wine, and revealing their rough, brigand-like nature. Among them is the hunchbacked Æsop, who contrasts sharply with his boisterous companions and reads a book, seemingly uninterested in their revelry. As tensions rise, the newcomer Lagardere disrupts their plans, drawing attention to himself with his charismatic presence. Early on, there are hints of a deeper political scheme involving the Duke and his cousin, which sets the stage for the dramatic encounters and conflicts that will unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en France -- History -- Louis XIII, 1610-1643 -- Fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels 469115 2025-07-11T13:31:32.269115 text/html 466408 2021-01-04T20:40:06 text/html 253292 2025-07-11T13:31:40.420089 application/epub+zip 261198 2025-07-11T13:31:35.241093 application/epub+zip 244640 2025-07-11T13:31:34.045098 application/epub+zip 457440 2025-07-11T13:31:44.448081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428577 2025-07-11T13:31:39.674138 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391716 2022-09-13T07:59:31.866682 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430397 2025-07-11T13:31:31.428123 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 429842 2021-01-04T20:40:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 430096 2021-01-04T20:40:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21736 2025-07-11T13:31:44.577038 application/rdf+xml 12169 2025-07-11T13:31:34.543096 image/jpeg 2983 2025-07-11T13:31:34.292115 image/jpeg 159068 2021-01-04T20:40:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 170055 2021-01-04T20:40:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 158992 2021-01-04T20:40:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 246563 2025-07-11T13:31:32.313136 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