Project Gutenberg 2016-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 300 Johnston, Mary 1870 1936 The Fortunes of Garin Produced by Giovanni Fini, Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Fortunes of Garin" by Mary Johnston is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The book is set in a medieval landscape, taking readers through the life of a young squire named Garin de Castel-Noir as he grapples with significant life choices and the pursuit of honor. Themes of chivalry, ambition, and the dichotomy between religious duty and martial aspiration underpin Garin's journey. At the start of the story, Garin finds himself in a cathedral bathed in both physical and spiritual light, contemplating his future. He is influenced by different voices in his life—his brother Foulque, the Abbot of Saint Pamphilius who offers him a path to the clergy, and his feudal lord, Raimbaut the Six-fingered, who represents the knightly path. This inner turmoil is mirrored by his unexpected encounter with a knight whom he nobly rescues from a bandit, showcasing Garin's emerging sense of agency and honor. As the narrative unfolds, Garin must navigate the complex interplay of duty, love, and ambition that defines his fate in a richly depicted medieval world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 91.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Knights and knighthood -- Fiction France -- History -- Capetians, 987-1328 -- Fiction PS Text Historical Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 594737 2025-08-21T09:53:48.486048 text/html 583211 2024-10-23T01:19:09 text/html 423684 2025-08-21T09:53:56.400033 application/epub+zip 420903 2025-08-21T09:53:49.716049 application/epub+zip 312213 2025-08-21T09:53:49.111013 application/epub+zip 556118 2025-08-21T09:54:01.434960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503320 2025-08-21T09:53:55.715053 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395093 2022-09-24T08:50:09.185164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546463 2025-08-21T09:53:47.689015 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 526613 2024-10-23T01:19:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16551 2025-08-21T09:54:01.594973 application/rdf+xml 14037 2025-08-21T09:53:49.194049 image/jpeg 2026 2025-08-21T09:53:49.153037 image/jpeg 355913 2025-08-21T09:53:48.543048 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