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The red cockadeStanley John Weyman

The red cockade

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Original author: Stanley John Weyman

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"The Red Cockade" by Stanley J. Weyman is a historical novel published in 1895. Set during the French Revolution, it follows the Vicomte de Saux, a nobleman who sympathizes with peasants' suffering and adopts the revolutionary Red Cockade. Torn between his political convictions and his love for Mademoiselle de St. Alais, a woman from a staunch Royalist family, he must navigate dangerous loyalties while repeatedly saving her from mob violence. Their forbidden romance unfolds against the violent upheaval tearing France apart.

The red cockade, by Stanley John Weyman. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #39297.

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25 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: The Marquis De St. Alais4,753 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: The Ordeal4,471 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: In the Assembly4,340 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: L'ami Du Peuple4,453 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: The Deputation4,463 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: A Meeting in the Road4,529 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: The Alarm4,095 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Gargouf4,362 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: The Tricolour4,022 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: The Morning After the Storm3,907 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: The Two Camps4,165 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: The Duel4,111 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: A La Lanterne4,151 words
  1. 14.Chapter XIV: It Goes ILL3,707 words
  2. 15.Chapter XV: At Milhau3,968 words
  3. 16.Chapter XVI: Three in a Carriage3,717 words
  4. 17.Chapter XVII: Froment of Nimes4,239 words
  5. 18.Chapter XVIII: A Poor Figure3,858 words
  6. 19.Chapter XIX: At Nimes4,367 words
  7. 20.Chapter XX: The Search4,245 words
  8. 21.Chapter XXI: Rivals4,301 words
  9. 22.Chapter XXII: Noblesse Oblige4,193 words
  10. 23.Chapter XXIII: The Crisis3,845 words
  11. 24.Chapter XXIV: The Millennium4,670 words
  12. 25.Chapter XXV: Beyond the Shadow4,527 words