Category: Historical Novels

The book of Artemas concerning men, and the things that men did do, at the time when there was war

1 _The Chronicles of Artemas, the scribe_. 3 _The state of the land of Eur_. 4 _Concerning Willi, who ruled over the men of Hu_. 7 _Concerning Mud, that was his son_. 9 _Mud encourageth the ambitions of his father_. 19 _And sendeth in unto him a certain wise man_. 21 _The para...

Chapters

1. CHAPTER I.

1 _The Chronicles of Artemas, the scribe_. 3 _The state of the land of Eur_. 4 _Concerning Willi, who ruled over the men of Hu_. 7 _Concerning Mud, that was his son_. 9 _Mud enc...

2. CHAPTER II.

1 _Peace reigneth in En_. 2 _Internal discord is loosed_. 4 _The men of Ire have much power_. 6 _They obtain their demands_. 12 _Petty strife prevaileth_. 14 _The priests see wi...

3. CHAPTER III.

2 There was Herbert, and David, and Winston, and Walter, and Reginald, and Samuel, and Simon, and Masterman, and Augustine, and Grey, and John, and Haldane, and Tennant; and _th...

4. CHAPTER IV.

2 And they said, the one unto the other, It were prudent to say nothing unto the common people _concerning_ what we have done. In this manner shall we preserve their peace of _m...

5. CHAPTER V.

1 _Concerning the changes that were wrought by the war_. 2 _The debtors are given grace_. 4 _Strong drink becometh hard to get_. 10 _It groweth difficult to make a journey_. 16...

6. CHAPTER VI.

1 _The chief amongst the tax gatherers speaketh unto the people_. 5 _They hearken unto him_. 9 _Wherefore the price of paper increaseth_. 12 _The people are divided amongst them...

7. CHAPTER VII.

1 _The country is bereft of its young men_. 2 _The rulers send unto the women_. 3 _Who make them munitions of war_. 4 _And sell merchandise in the bazaars_. 8 _And watch over th...

8. CHAPTER VIII.

1 _The rulers make them new laws_. 2 _And close the bazaars_. 5 _They give more light_. 9 _They tax the profits that were made because of the war_. 13 _Bribery flourisheth_. 15...

9. CHAPTER IX.

2 And every man did hide his candle under a bushel, else did he pay for his rashness in many shekels of silver. Yea, _there was_ even darkness upon the highways and in those pla...

10. CHAPTER X.

8 And they would hie them unto the populous places of the cities and they would place themselves in ambush behind the corners of the streets; yea, each one would take unto herse...

11. CHAPTER XI.

1 _The young men go out for to fight_. 2 _Many take unto themselves wives_. 11 _Some think it not wise_. 19 _Some transgress the law_. 22 _The matrons are rejoiced_. 23 _All the...

12. CHAPTER XII.

1 _Concerning those that went not forth for to fight_. 14 _The rulers commune together on the matter_. 17 _And call out all the young men_. 18 _But certain are absolved_. 25 _Wh...

13. CHAPTER XIII.

1 _Concerning David_. 7 _His unpopularity amongst certain of the people_. 9 _The rulers disagree_. 11 _David speaketh out_. 14 _He findeth favour with his enemies_. 17 _The thin...

14. CHAPTER XIV.

2 Now there were guns of great magnitude that _did_ hit hard so that there was nothing that could withstand them, and, against them, the fortifications of the cities _were_ as s...

15. CHAPTER XV.

1 _Concerning the land of Amer_. 4 _And the ruler thereof_. 11 _Certain men of Amer are slain_. 12 _Wudro, the son of Wyl, writeth an epistle_. 26 _He writeth again_. 27 _He wri...

16. CHAPTER XVI.

Now the longest rope, _it hath_ an end. Wherefore it came to pass _in time_ that Wudro, the son of Wyl, did send unto Willi, that was the King of the Hu, and he said unto him,

17. CHAPTER XVII.

8 Flee unto the mountains; pitch thou thy tent _afar_ in the wilderness; take thou sail across the waters until thou comest unto a strange coast. Nevertheless, _because_ she has...