Stanley John Weyman (7 August 1855 – 10 April 1928) was an English novelist[1] sometimes referred to as the "Prince of Romance". He travelled widely with another bestselling novelist, Henry Seton Merriman.
The Story of Francis Cludde was the second historical novel published by Stanley J. Weyman. The story starts in England in Febrary 1555 at the
start of the persecution of Protestants by Queen Mary, and contact with Stephen Gardiner (Bishop of Winchester and Mary's Chancellor). The eighteen
year old Francis Cludde flees to Belgium with the Duchess of Suffolk and her husband and has various adventures (including nearly being executed in Germany), returns with them to England about three years later just before the accession of Queen Elizabeth, and re-unites with his childhood sweetheart.
Includes vintage illustration!
The Story of Francis Cludde was the second historical novel published by Stanley J. Weyman. The story starts in England in Febrary 1555 at the
start of the persecution of Protestants by Queen Mary, and contact with Stephen Gardiner (Bishop of Winchester and Mary's Chancellor). The eighteen
year old Francis Cludde flees to Belgium with the Duchess of Suffolk and her husband and has various adventures (including nearly being executed in Germany), returns with them to England about three years later just before the accession of Queen Elizabeth, and re-unites with his childhood sweetheart.
Includes vintage illustration!
