Stanley John Weyman (1855 -1928) was an English novelist sometimes referred to as the "Prince of Romance." Most of his works were historical romances set amidst the turmoil of 16th and 17th century France. His most famous works include: A Gentleman of France (1893), Under the Red Robe (1894), The Castle Inn (1898) and The Long Night (1903). Count Hannibal: A Romance of the Court of France takes place in Paris at the time of the St Bartholomew massacre. The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre occurred in 1572. It was a targeted group of assassinations, followed by a wave of Roman Catholic mob...
Stanley John Weyman (1855 -1928) was an English novelist sometimes referred to as the "Prince of Romance." Most of his works were historical romances ...
He slackened his space however near the corner of the Rue de l'Arbre Sec, where it shoots out of the Rue de Bethisy, and then turning it with a rush, caught his foot in some obstacle, and plunging forward, would have fallen violently, if he had not come against a man, who seemed to be standing still in the shadow of the corner house. -Hold up - exclaimed this person, withstanding the shock better than could have been expected. -You should have a pretty mistress, young man, if you go to her at this pace -
He slackened his space however near the corner of the Rue de l'Arbre Sec, where it shoots out of the Rue de Bethisy, and then turning it with a rush, ...
