Project Gutenberg 2022-03-22 Public domain in the USA. 318 Grant, James 1822 1887 Arthur Blane; or, The Hundred Cuirassiers $aUnited Kingdom :$bJ. & C. Brown & Co.,$c1858. Al Haines "Arthur Blane; or, The Hundred Cuirassiers" by James Grant is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The tale revolves around the adventures of a young Scottish gentleman named Arthur Blane who finds himself in the tumultuous environment of 17th century France, particularly in Paris. The narrative explores themes of honor, love, and the intrigue of court life, as Arthur seeks military service and attempts to navigate both personal and political challenges in a foreign land. The opening of the novel introduces Arthur Blane as he navigates the dark and twisted streets of Paris after arriving from Scotland, which he left under dire circumstances due to his family's downfall. Lost and confronted by challenges, including an encounter with two aggressive gallants, Arthur's bravery shines when he protects a masked woman, sparking a series of events that lead him into a deeper involvement with the French court. He soon meets Clara d'Ische, the Countess d'Amboise, who becomes crucial to his ambitions, as she recognizes his potential in the Scottish Guard, leading to an intricate web of romance and political intrigue in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/arthurblaneorhun00granuoft 20220311171306grant 1858 GB Reading ease score: 72.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en France -- History -- Louis XIII, 1610-1643 -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance Category: Adventure Category: British Literature 763045 2025-07-27T03:50:34.883340 text/html 752813 2024-10-18T20:33:51 text/html 550159 2025-07-27T03:50:44.039305 application/epub+zip 561949 2025-07-27T03:50:36.208308 application/epub+zip 379444 2025-07-27T03:50:35.538346 application/epub+zip 767137 2025-07-27T03:50:49.805278 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 745241 2025-07-27T03:50:43.403269 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562124 2022-09-30T12:42:47.844572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 714203 2025-07-27T03:50:32.843379 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 694345 2024-10-18T20:33:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16838 2025-07-27T03:50:49.950244 application/rdf+xml 7552 2025-07-27T03:50:35.719305 image/jpeg 1559 2025-07-27T03:50:35.628324 image/jpeg 493752 2025-07-27T03:50:34.946333 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