Red Cockade

The Red Cockade is a historical novel written by Stanley J. Weyman. The story is set in France during the time of the French Revolution, and it follows the life of a young man named Gaston de Luynes. Gaston is a nobleman who is forced to flee his home after his father is killed by the revolutionaries. He joins the royalist army and fights against the revolutionaries, but he is eventually captured and sentenced to death.However, Gaston is able to escape and he joins a group of peasants who are fighting for their rights. He falls in love with a young woman named Marie-Anne, who is also part of the resistance. Together, they fight against the revolutionaries and try to bring peace to France.Throughout the book, Weyman portrays the brutality and violence of the French Revolution, as well as the struggles of the people who fought against it. The Red Cockade is a thrilling adventure story that also provides a fascinating glimpse into one of the most tumultuous periods in European history.1896. Illustrated. The classic age of the swashbuckler might well be said to have begun with Weyman, who was ordained the greatest of the yellow �������90s swashbuckling romancers. The book begins: When we reached the terraced walk, which my father made a little before his death, and which, running under the windows at the rear of the chateau, separates the house from the new lawn, St. Alais looked around with eyes of scarcely veiled contempt. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.