The White Company: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The White Company is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Doyle, Arthur Conan (1859–1930).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The White Company" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a historical adventure novel published in 1891. Set during the Hundred Years' War in 1366-1367, it follows young Alleyne as he leaves his sheltered abbey life to discover the world. Joining a band of English archers called the White Company, he becomes squire to the valiant Sir Nigel Loring and falls in love with his daughter Maude. Their journey takes them through England, France, and Spain in a campaign to restore a king, leading to battles, captures, and tests of courage.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The White Company
- Author credits: Doyle, Arthur Conan (1859–1930)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Archers -- Fiction
- British -- France -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453 -- Fiction
- Knights and knighthood -- Fiction
- Middle Ages -- Fiction
- War stories
Gutenberg collections
- Category: Adventure
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Historical Novels
- Historical Fiction
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