02432cam a22003493u 4500 69180 UtSlPG 20260610134612.0 m cr n 260607r20221900utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 00006475 UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Taylor, Mary Imlay, 1878-1938 The cobbler of Nîmes Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2022 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2022-10-19 D A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by University of California libraries) "The Cobbler of Nîmes" by M. Imlay Taylor is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. Set in the early 18th century, the story revolves around the lives of Huguenots struggling for their rights amidst persecution in France. The narrative introduces the hunchbacked cobbler Charlot, who is sympathetic to the plight of the Huguenots, and a young man named François d’Aguesseau, who is trying to navigate his own dangers after the execution of his sister. At the start of the novel, the scene is set in a lively market in Nîmes during a fair, where a showman is exhibiting the body of a damned Huguenot woman. Amidst the chaos, Charlot, the cobbler, observes the crowd and its reactions, and eventually encounters François, who is distraught over the death of his sister. Recognizing the danger François faces, Charlot offers him shelter in his shop. The opening chapters encapsulate the stark realities of life for Huguenots in this period while also introducing key themes of kindness, danger, and the moral dilemmas faced by those caught between loyalties and fears. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: United States: A. C. McClurg & Company, 1900 France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715 -- Fiction Shoemakers -- Fiction Huguenots -- Persecutions -- France -- Fiction https://archive.org/details/cobblerofnimes00tayliala/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69180 109976 109976