02775cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000460011324500700015926400510022930000470028033600260032733700260035333800360037950000310041550800470044652013880049353400450188165300390192665300250196565300320199065300730202265300790209565300700217465300570224465300570230185600430235821390UtSlPG20260610133507.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aKingston, William Henry Giles,d1814-188014aThe Golden Grasshopper: A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2007-05-08  aProduced by Nick Hodson of London, England  a"The Golden Grasshopper: A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham" by W.H.G. Kingston is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Ernst Verner, a Dutch boy who becomes an orphan due to the brutal religious persecutions faced by Protestants in his homeland. As he moves to England, we see his struggles and adventures during a period marked by political and religious strife, particularly concerning his connection to the influential merchant Sir Thomas Gresham.  At the start of the narrative, the atmosphere is rife with tension as it delves into the persecution of Protestants in the Netherlands, leading to the tragic fate of Ernst's parents. The opening sets the scene in Antwerp, where Gresham is a prominent figure in both commerce and politics. Through his lens, readers experience the difficulties and dangers surrounding the Protestant Reformation, the impact of the Inquisition, and the tenuous lives of those shaped by these events, including Ernst’s emotional turmoil upon witnessing the cruelty inflicted on his family and others. As he starts his new life under Gresham's protection in England, the narrative hints at struggles ahead, both personal and societal, as England grapples with the tension between Protestant beliefs and the returning influence of Catholicism under Mary I. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aChristian life -- Juvenile fiction  aBiographical fiction  aSuccess -- Juvenile fiction  aGreat Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Juvenile fiction  aNetherlands -- History -- Eighty Years' War, 1568-1648 -- Juvenile fiction  aGreat Britain -- History -- Mary I, 1553-1558 -- Juvenile fiction  aGresham, Thomas, Sir, 1519? 1579 -- Juvenile fiction  aRoyal Exchange (London, England) -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21390