Micah Clarke by Arthur Conan Doyle

"Micah Clarke" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a historical adventure novel published in 1889. Set during the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685, it follows young Micah Clarke as he transforms from a naive boy seeking adventure into a hardened soldier of fortune. Fighting for the Protestant cause against Catholic King James II, Micah experiences the Battle of Sedgemoor, witnesses brutal aftermath hangings, faces the infamous Judge Jeffreys in the Bloody Assizes, and narrowly escapes slavery. Through harrowing trials, he becomes increasingly disillusioned with religious extremism, ultimately embracing toleration over fanaticism. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930
Title Micah Clarke
His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micah_Clarke
Credits Produced by Lionel G. Sear, and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Grandparent and child -- Fiction
Subject Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714 -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 9504
Release Date
Last Update Jan 26, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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