The Night of the dragons
the Night of the dragons is a Historical novel intended for the youth of Sigrid and Fred Kupferman inspired by the Dragonnades and published at Hachette youth 2002.
Synopsis
At Mazel, a Cevennes family, like every evening, one reads the Protestant Bible . But abruptly, the dragons of the King Louis XIV make irruption with violence. Because the king does not want any more Protestants in France: it is the Conversion or death. The young Antoine will it succeed in escaping? Accompanied by strange Cornélius, the uneven doctor (who does not have toujous be doctor, but always uneven), until where will lead his fight for freedom?
Main themes
Dragonnades, Protestantism, Conversion, Royalty, Crossed desert, Persecution.
Quotation-key
" Louis, King de France and of Navarre, Fourteenth of the name, with its honest and liked prone, hello. It rained Us to enjoin those of the alleged Religion reformed as fast as possible to meet in the true faith catholic and Roman. For this, Jeanne Mazel, village of Tornac, widow of Pierre Mazel, trader, will have to place a company of the regiment of Montrevel, as long as it will not be converted, and with them her children and serviteurs."
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