A Gentleman of France

A Gentleman of France follows a nobleman in 16th-century France who, after the death of his patron, faces poverty and loss. Determined to restore his fortunes, he navigates a world filled with intrigue, danger, and romance.

By Stanley J. Weyman · First published 1896 · Genre: Historical Fiction, Adventure, Romance · 36 chapters

Contents

• The Sport of Fools
• The King of Navarre
• Boot and Saddle
• Mademoiselle De La Vire
• The Road to Blois
• My Mother's Lodging
• Simon Fleix
• An Empty Room
• The House in the Ruelle D'Arcy
• The Fight on the Stairs
• The Man at the Door
• Maximilian De Bethune, Baron De Rosny
• At Rosny
• M. De Rambouillet
• Vilain Herodes
• In the King's Chamber
• The Jacobin Monk
• The Offer of the League
• Men Call it Chance
• The King's Face
• Two Women
• 'La Femme Dispose.'
• The Last Valois
• A Royal Peril
• Terms of Surrender
• Meditations
• To me, my Friends!
• The Castle on the Hill
• Pestilence and Famine
• Stricken
• Under the Greenwood
• A Tavern Brawl
• At Meudon
• ''Tis an Ill Wind.'
• 'Le Roi Est Mort!'
• 'Vive Le Roi!'

More by Stanley J. Weyman

• The Fowl in the Pot (1909)
• Under the Red Robe (1894)
• The House of the Wolf (1896)
• From the Memoirs of a Minister of France (1895)
• The Castle Inn (1899)
• Count Hannibal (1894)
• The Long Night (1899)
• The Wild Geese (1904)
• All works by Stanley J. Weyman