Project Gutenberg 2022-04-09 Public domain in the USA. 202 Gunter, Archibald Clavering 1847 1907 Warneford, Lieutenant The First of the English: A Novel $aUnited Kingdom :$bGeorge Routledge & Sons Limited,$c1895. Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The First of the English: A Novel" by Archibald Clavering Gunter is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book appears to unfold in the tumultuous backdrop of the late 16th century during the Spanish control of the Netherlands. The central character, Captain Guy Stanhope Chester, is depicted as a young English sailor navigating the dangerous waters both literally and metaphorically, embodying the tensions of his time while also embarking on a personal quest influenced by love and duty. The opening of the narrative introduces Captain Chester aboard his ship, the Dover Lass, through a chaotic storm as they approach the Schelde River during a disastrous flood impacting the Netherlands. The captain's early interactions with his crew depict a blend of camaraderie and competence amid chaos, as they navigate not just the treacherous waters but the threat of encountering Spanish forces. As the scene progresses, Chester's selfless motives unfold as he decides to rescue a captured Spanish lady, hinting at both adventure and romance to come. The discovery of vital papers on a drowned Italian man connects the unfolding personal narrative to larger political intrigues, setting up a story of espionage, bravery, and the pursuit of freedom in a decidedly perilous era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/04843129.2134.emory.edu/page/n7 20190426092745gunter 1895 GB Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Historical fiction Netherlands -- History -- Eighty Years' War, 1568-1648 -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance Category: Adventure Category: British Literature 721775 2025-06-27T04:22:31.005982 text/html 688003 2024-10-18T20:52:17 text/html 458731 2025-06-27T04:22:44.677902 application/epub+zip 497339 2025-06-27T04:22:34.126923 application/epub+zip 357378 2025-06-27T04:22:32.592969 application/epub+zip 803029 2025-06-27T04:22:51.741864 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 758968 2025-06-27T04:22:43.355933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551847 2022-09-30T14:06:08.737033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579315 2025-06-27T04:22:29.079993 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 559255 2024-10-18T20:52:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17252 2025-06-27T04:22:51.894839 application/rdf+xml 36197 2025-06-27T04:22:32.737920 image/jpeg 5056 2025-06-27T04:22:32.666942 image/jpeg 438418 2025-06-27T04:22:31.062974 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