Project Gutenberg 2006-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 166 Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider) 1856 1925 Haggard, Rider Haggard, Henry Rider Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysbeth John Bickers, Dagny and David Widger "Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch" by H. Rider Haggard is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. Set in the tumultuous period of the 16th century during the reign of Emperor Charles V, the story revolves around the experiences of Lysbeth van Hout, an heiress in Leyden, as she navigates the dangers and intrigues of her time, marked by the oppression of the Spanish Inquisition and the struggles of her nation for freedom. As Lysbeth finds herself at the center of various emotional and political conflicts, themes of love, loyalty, and courage unfold through her character. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Lysbeth, a young woman skating in a winter carnival with a backdrop of vibrant festivities in Leyden. The narrative quickly intertwines her fate with that of Dirk van Goorl, her distant cousin and a budding partner, set against the backdrop of rising tensions in the Netherlands. As a chance encounter occurs with the troubled figure of Martha the Mare, who warns of the impending tyranny of the Spaniards, the plot escalates into a complex web involving Lysbeth's precarious situation, her interactions with other characters, including the charming but shrewd Captain Don Juan de Montalvo, and a growing undercurrent of rebellion. The opening lays a compelling foundation for a tale of love intertwined with the struggle against oppression, as Lysbeth’s decisions will undoubtedly lead her down unexpected paths. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Netherlands -- History -- House of Habsburg, 1477-1556 -- Fiction PR Text Historical Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 944931 2025-07-03T05:19:31.212814 text/html 981948 2021-06-04T09:10:29 text/html 666729 2025-07-03T05:19:40.181734 application/epub+zip 667344 2025-07-03T05:19:32.261767 application/epub+zip 475520 2025-07-03T05:19:31.732759 application/epub+zip 891860 2025-07-03T05:19:46.646740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 854215 2025-07-03T05:19:39.753783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 662795 2022-09-03T08:43:14.435083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 905493 2025-07-03T05:19:30.345790 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 905213 2021-06-04T09:17:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19185 2025-07-03T05:19:46.781693 application/rdf+xml 27944 2025-07-03T05:19:31.868813 image/jpeg 4261 2025-07-03T05:19:31.799802 image/jpeg 343965 2021-06-04T09:17:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 1081271 2021-06-04T09:18:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 1079043 2025-07-03T05:19:31.293782 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