The cobbler of Nîmes by Mary Imlay Taylor

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Author Taylor, Mary Imlay, 1878-1938
LoC No. 00006475
Title The cobbler of Nîmes
Original Publication United States: A. C. McClurg & Company,1900.
Note Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits D A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by University of California libraries)
Summary "The Cobbler of Nîmes" by M. Imlay Taylor is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. Set in the early 18th century, the story revolves around the lives of Huguenots struggling for their rights amidst persecution in France. The narrative introduces the hunchbacked cobbler Charlot, who is sympathetic to the plight of the Huguenots, and a young man named François d’Aguesseau, who is trying to navigate his own dangers after the execution of his sister. At the start of the novel, the scene is set in a lively market in Nîmes during a fair, where a showman is exhibiting the body of a damned Huguenot woman. Amidst the chaos, Charlot, the cobbler, observes the crowd and its reactions, and eventually encounters François, who is distraught over the death of his sister. Recognizing the danger François faces, Charlot offers him shelter in his shop. The opening chapters encapsulate the stark realities of life for Huguenots in this period while also introducing key themes of kindness, danger, and the moral dilemmas faced by those caught between loyalties and fears. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715 -- Fiction
Subject Shoemakers -- Fiction
Subject Huguenots -- Persecutions -- France -- Fiction
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