Project Gutenberg 2004-11-17 Public domain in the USA. 698 Parker, Gilbert 1862 1932 Parker, Horatio Gilbert Parker, Gilbert, Sir, bart. The Battle of the Strong: A Romance of Two Kingdoms — Complete Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_the_Strong Produced by David Widger "The Battle of the Strong: A Romance of Two Kingdoms" by Gilbert Parker is a historical novel written during the late 19th century. The book explores the complex social and political dynamics of the island of Jersey, focusing on themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the struggle for identity during times of conflict. The story introduces several main characters, including young midshipman Philip d'Avranche and Ranulph Delagarde, whose lives become intertwined as they navigate personal and national turmoil. At the start of the narrative, Parker sets the stage for the story by depicting the island of Jersey's treacherous coast and its historically ingrained customs, hinting at the isolation and strong sense of identity among its inhabitants. The opening chapters introduce a variety of characters, including the jovial young Philip, who observes a humorous incident involving the Bailly and a little girl named Guida. We meet Ranulph, a shipbuilding apprentice, who learns of a sinister foreign plot to invade Jersey, involving his traitorous father. This revelation propels him into action, setting up a dramatic chain of events as tensions rise and the islanders brace themselves for conflict. The reader is keenly aware of the laid-back lifestyle of the island contrasted with the brewing chaos, hinting at the adventure and drama that will unfold as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Anglo-French War, 1793-1802 -- Fiction Channel Islands -- Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 857275 2025-06-03T07:30:29.995552 text/html 893357 2021-01-28T09:45:01 text/html; charset=utf-8 300565 2021-01-28T09:45:01 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 401213 2025-06-03T07:30:42.848508 application/epub+zip 417006 2025-06-03T07:30:34.271450 application/epub+zip 382753 2025-06-03T07:30:32.654478 application/epub+zip 795513 2025-06-03T07:30:49.562447 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 749963 2025-06-03T07:30:41.803421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 586323 2022-09-03T10:56:15.164362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 746436 2025-06-03T07:30:28.382525 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 746332 2020-12-29T12:43:27 text/plain; charset=utf-8 286444 2020-12-29T12:43:27 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 735455 2020-12-29T12:43:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 285179 2020-12-29T12:43:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21585 2025-06-03T07:30:49.721416 application/rdf+xml 24664 2025-06-03T07:30:33.284505 image/jpeg 4711 2025-06-03T07:30:32.985469 image/jpeg 391459 2025-06-03T07:30:30.066517 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