Micah Clarke: his statement as made to his three grandchildren, Joseph, Gervas,& Reuben, during the hard winter of 1734 ( NOVEL )

Micah Clarke: his statement as made to his three grandchildren, Joseph, Gervas,& Reuben, during the hard winter of 1734 ( NOVEL )

by Arthur Conan Doyle
Micah Clarke: his statement as made to his three grandchildren, Joseph, Gervas,& Reuben, during the hard winter of 1734 ( NOVEL )

Micah Clarke: his statement as made to his three grandchildren, Joseph, Gervas,& Reuben, during the hard winter of 1734 ( NOVEL )

by Arthur Conan Doyle

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Overview

Micah Clarke is an historical adventure novel by British author Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1889 and set during the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685 in England. The book is a bildungsroman whose protagonist, Micah Clarke, begins as a boy seeking adventure in a rather romantic and naive way, falls under the influence of an older and vastly experienced, world-weary soldier of fortune, and becomes a grown up after numerous experiences, some of them very harrowing. In the process the book also records much of the history of the Monmouth Rebellion, from the point of view of someone living in 17th century England. Much of the focus is upon the religious dimension of the conflict. The Rebellion was prompted by the desire of many to replace the Catholic King James with a Protestant rival. Micah is the son of a committed Protestant father who sends Micah to fight in the same cause which he himself had fought in during the English Civil War. Micah fights at the Battle of Sedgemoor, which in a narrative aside Doyle obliquely acknowledges to be the last clear-cut pitched battle on open ground between two military forces fought on English soil; Micah also witnesses the execution of James Scott on Tower Hill. Much is made of the role of Protestant ministers in recruiting the rebel army and in motivating its soldiers. Micah Clarke himself becomes increasingly disillusioned with religious extremism and ultimately expresses the view that toleration is a great good. Conan Doyle had himself been brought up as a Catholic and it is likely that Micah expresses his own thoughts on the subject

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781533603234
Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date: 06/03/2016
Pages: 274
Product dimensions: 8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.58(d)

About the Author

About The Author

A prolific author of books, short stories, poetry, and more, the Scottish writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) is best known for the creation of one of literature’s most vivid and enduring characters: Sherlock Holmes. Through detailed observation, vast knowledge, and brilliant deduction, Holmes and his trusted friend, Dr. Watson, step into the swirling fog of Victorian London to rescue the innocent, confound the guilty, and solve the most perplexing puzzles known to literature.

Date of Birth:

May 22, 1859

Date of Death:

July 7, 1930

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Crowborough, Sussex, England

Education:

Edinburgh University, B.M., 1881; M.D., 1885
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