BDeBooks
Sir Ludar by Talbot Baines Reed, book cover
Childrens Classics PDF EPUB

Sir Ludar

by Talbot Baines Reed

Downloads
Under 100
First published
1889
Pages
311
Download

About this book

A printer's apprentice leaves his typesetting to cheer Queen Elizabeth through the streets of London in May 1585. Humphrey, eighteen years old, recalls the day with the pride and swagger of a leader among the city's apprentices. His account moves from Robert Walgrave's shop into a crowd of shopkeepers, courtiers and rival bands of young workers. Talbot Baines Reed gives this historical adventure a first-person voice that mixes youthful excitement with the reflections of an older storyteller.

At Dunluce, the scene changes to a castle threatened by soldiers. Ludar places a young woman in Humphrey's care, while a former opponent from a quarterstaff bout agrees to help protect her. The danger brings competing loyalties into the same room, and the arrival of another company alters the balance outside the walls. Readers of historical fiction for younger audiences can follow a story of apprentices, friendship and armed conflict, told through Humphrey's personal recollections.

About the author

Talbot Baines Reed - BDeBooks
Talbot Baines Reed

Talbot Baines Reed (1852-1893) was an English writer of boys' fiction who shaped the school story as a genre. Most of his fiction first appeared in The Boy's Own Paper. Through his family's business he also became a typefounder and wrote a book on that subject. His stories include "Follow My Leader" and "The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch".

More by Talbot Baines Reed

See all 8 books

More from this genre

See all

Discussion

No comments yet. Share a thought, a question or a favourite passage.

Copyright concern? Read our DMCA policy

Read or download

Public domain book This work is in the public domain and free of copyright. Anyone may read, download and share it.

No download needed. Text reader: adjustable size, font and theme.
  • EPUB 249 KB Best for iPhone, Android, Kobo and tablets
  • KINDLE Send to Kindle Kindle devices and the Kindle app. Uses the same EPUB file. Send
    1. Download the EPUB file to this device.
    2. Open Amazon's Send to Kindle page, sign in, and add the file. Open Send to Kindle (opens in a new tab)

    On a phone: open the downloaded EPUB and share it to the Kindle app.

    You can also email the file to your Kindle address (it ends in @kindle.com) from an email address you approved in your Amazon account.

  • PDF 1.5 MB Best for computers, laptops and printing

Downloads start right away. How to open EPUB on your phone

Book facts

First published
1889
Reading time
About 9 hours
Pages
311
Language
English
Formats
PDF, EPUB, Read online