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100 1 _aKingston, William Henry Giles,
_d1814-1880
245 1 4 _aThe Golden Grasshopper: A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2007-05-08
508 _aProduced by Nick Hodson of London, England
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChristian life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aBiographical fiction
653 _aSuccess -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aGreat Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aNetherlands -- History -- Eighty Years' War, 1568-1648 -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aGreat Britain -- History -- Mary I, 1553-1558 -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aGresham, Thomas, Sir, 1519? 1579 -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aRoyal Exchange (London, England) -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21390
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