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100 1 _aWeyman, Stanley John,
_d1855-1928
240 1 4 _aThe red cockade. French
245 1 3 _aLa cocarde rouge
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-02-07
508 _aLaurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)
520 _a"La Cocarde Rouge" by Stanley John Weyman is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative follows the vicomte de Saux, who finds himself torn between his political beliefs advocating for reform and the expectations of his aristocratic peers, particularly in the face of societal upheaval in pre-Revolutionary France. Central to the plot are themes of loyalty, honor, and the clash of emerging modern ideas against traditional values. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the vicomte de Saux as he engages in an uneasy conversation with the marquis de Saint-Alais on the terrace of his family château. Through their interaction, the tension between aristocratic privilege and the changing political landscape unfolds, with de Saux hinting at his progressive ideals. As discussion veers towards the marquis's sister, Denise, and a growing political unrest, the vicomte grapples with pressure from Saint-Alais and the nobility to join them in supporting a protest against the rising influence of the Third Estate. The scene is set for a broader conflict that promises to explore the vicomte’s loyalty to his friends versus his principles, foreshadowing the turbulence to come in an era on the brink of revolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cFrance: Nelson, 1922
653 _aHistorical fiction
653 _aFrance -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Fiction
700 1 _aVarlet, Théo,
_d1878-1938
856 4 _uhttps://books.google.com/books?id=pes9AAAAYAAJ
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69982
999 _c110735
_d110735