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Title: The House of Walderne
A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars

Author: A. D. Crake

Release Date: November 5, 2005 [EBook #17012]

Language: English

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THE HOUSE OF WALDERNE

A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars

by the Reverend A. D. Crake

Preface.
Prologue.
Chapter 1: The Knight And Squire.
Chapter 2: Michelham Priory.
Chapter 3: Kenilworth.
Chapter 4: In the Greenwood.
Chapter 5: Martin Leaves Kenilworth.
Chapter 6: At Walderne Castle.
Chapter 7: Martin's First Day At Oxford.
Chapter 8: Hubert At Lewes Priory.
Chapter 9: The Other Side Of The Picture.
Chapter 10: Foul And Fair.
Chapter 11: The Early Franciscans.
Chapter 12: How Hubert Gained His Spurs.
Chapter 13: How Martin Gained His Desire.
Chapter 14: May Day In Lewes.
Chapter 15: The Crusader Sets Forth.
Chapter 16: Michelham Once More.
Chapter 17: The Castle Of Fievrault.
Chapter 18: The Retreat Of The Outlaws.
Chapter 19: The Preaching Friar.
Chapter 20: The Old Man Of The Mountain.
Chapter 21: To Arms! To Arms!
Chapter 22: A Medieval Tyrant.
Chapter 23: Saved As By Fire.
Chapter 24: Before The Battle.
Chapter 25: The Battle Of Lewes.
Chapter 26: After The Battle.
Epilogue.
Notes.

Preface.

It is not without pleasure that the author presents this, the
twelfth of his series of historical novelettes, to his friends and
readers; the characters, real and imaginary, are very dear to him;
they have formed a part of his social circle for some two years
past, and if no one else should believe in Sir Hubert of Walderne
and Brother Martin, the author assuredly does. It was during a
pleasant summer holiday that the plan of this little work was
conceived: the author was taking temporary duty at Waldron in
Sussex, during the absence of its vicar--the Walderne of our story,
formerly so called, a lovely village situated on the southern slope
of that range of low hills which extends from Hastings