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Classics for Your Collection: goo.gl/U80LCr --------- This book by Arthur Conan Doyle is the background story to his earlier novel The White Company, and describes the early life of that book's hero Nigel Loring, a knight in the service of King Edward III in the first phase of the Hundred Years' War. The character is loosely based on the historical knight Neil Loring. Chivalric deeds, bloody battles, bouts with ships, deeds of arms, chevauch es, robber barons and clever archers abound in this nice prequel to The White Company which follows the younger years of Sir Nigel, a minor noble of a house of great renown for the bravery of his knights, now down on its fortune after the premature death of its Lord (whose memory of heroic deeds is humorously capped by a I-slipped-on-a-bar-of soap kind of demise) and plagued by greedy men of the cloth brandishing injunctions like swords. The young and stalwart (and broke) squire Nigel dreams to live the life of the true knight, full of justice, honor, loyalty, courtesy and bravery. "Young and hot-headed with wild visions of dashing deeds and knight errantry", as skilled as candid, Nigel embarks in the adventure of his life and the reader follows him as he encounters his chivalrous warhorse, faces bureaucrat clergy, obstructs petty nobles and promises the love of his life to return after "worshipfully winning worship" following his King and Prince in France, "that land of chivalry and glory, the stage where name and fame were to be". From the English countryside to Poitiers, Doyle depicts the society of the time, its customs and particularly the flaws and virtues of its human types, the social inequality, with many parallels to the contemporary world. In the end, Sir Nigel returns to England where he weds Lady Mary. Scroll Up and Get Your Copy Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Books - Available at Amazon's CreateSpace Store The White Company https: //www.createspace.com/6528004 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes https: //www.createspace.com/6498370 The Hound of the Baskervilles https: //www.createspace.com/6498594 The Sign of the Four https: //www.createspace.com/6499304 The Return of Sherlock Holmes https: //www.createspace.com/6500007 The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle https: //www.createspace.com/6499480 The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge https: //www.createspace.com/6500211 The Adventure of the Devil's Foot https: //www.createspace.com/6501272 A Study in Scarlet https: //www.createspace.com/6501461 Through the Magic Door https: //www.createspace.com/6502006 The Adventures of Gerard https: //www.createspace.com/6502339 Winner Classics An Iron Will & Ambition and Success by Orison Swett Marden (2 books in 1) https: //www.createspace.com/6394329 The Twelve Powers of Man by Charles Fillmore https: //www.createspace.com/6346276 Atom-Smashing Power of Mind by Charles Fillmore https: //www.createspace.com/6385553 Christian Healing: The Science of Being by Charles Fillmore https: //www.createspace.com/6387405 Teach Us to Pray by Charles Fillmore https: //www.createspace.com/6391417 The Go-Getter: A Story That Tells You How to Be One by Peter B Kyne https: //www.createspace.com/6338087 The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn https: //www.createspace.com/6333159 The Secret Door to Success by Florence Scovel Shinn https: //www.createspace.com/6341606
Sir Nigel Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2016
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Sir Nigel (1906) historical NOVEL by: Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
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The tale, at its outset, traces the fortunes of the family of Loring of the Manor of Tilford in Surrey, many of whose scions had been prominent in the service of the Norman and Angevin Kings of England, against the backdrop of the Black Death. The tale starts with the problems the family and its last scion, Nigel Loring, face at the hands of the monks of Waverley Abbey, up to the coming of Sir John Chandos. Playing the host to King Edward III of England, Nigel asks to be taken into his service, a request that is complied with by his being made squire to Sir John Chandos. In order to make himself worthy of the hand of the Lady Mary, daughter of Sir John Buttesthorn, he vows to perform three deeds of honour to her. Nigel and his follower Samkin Aylward arrive at Winchelsea, whence they take passage to Calais. En route, he manages to intercept Peter the Red Ferret, a French spy who had stolen certain papers of Sir John Chandos. Since these papers had some bearing upon the English defence of Calais in view of a projected French attack, it was considered necessary in the extreme to recover them. Having defeated the spy in single combat, Nigel is overcome by the wounds he receives and is laid up in the Castle of Calais. When the king visits the young squire to praise his courage, he mentions that the spy is to be hanged. This outrages Nigel, who had promised the Red Ferret quarter, and he crosses purposes with the king. Although the king is enraged by the squire's impertinence, at the intercession of Sir John Chandos, he yields. Nigel Loring then proceeds to set the Red Ferret free after having taken from him his word not to violate the truce and a visit to the Lady Mary, to fulfil his promise to her.
Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (1859-1930) was a Scottish author. He is most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction. His first significant work was A Study in Scarlet, which appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual for 1887 and featured the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes, who was partially modelled after his former university professor, Joseph Bell. Other works include The Firm of Girdlestone (1890), The Captain of the Polestar (1890), The Doings of Raffles Haw (1892), Beyond the City (1892), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892), The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard (1896), The Great Boer War (1900), The Green Flag (1900), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902), and The Lost World (1912). Sir Nigel is a historical novel set during the Hundred Years' War. Written in 1906, it is a fore-runner to Doyle's earlier novel The White Company, and describes the early life of that book's hero Sir Nigel Loring in the service of King Edward III at the start of the Hundred Years' War. Includes vintage illustration
Nigel loves swimming. The water is his favourite place to float and think. But he doesn't like swimming competitions. As soon as the whistle blows, his heart starts hammering, his tail starts trembling and his teeth start chattering. Can Nigel find the courage to tell his family how he really feels?
Sir Nigel
Taylor R. Anderson; Arthur Conan Doyle
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 - 7 July 1930) was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction.
Sir Nigel is a historical novel set during the Hundred Years' War, by the British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Written in 1906, it is a fore-runner to Doyle's earlier novel The White Company, and describes the early life of that book's hero Sir Nigel Loring in the service of King Edward III at the start of the Hundred Years' War. Dame History is so austere a lady that if one has been so ill-advised as to take a liberty with her one should hasten to make amends by repentance and confession. Events have been transposed to the extent of some few months in this narrative in order to preserve the continuity and evenness of the story. . . . -- Arthur Conan Doyle