Sir Nigel

Set in the opening years of the Hundred Years' War, Doyle's historical romance follows young Nigel Loring, heir to a proud but impoverished family, as he sets out to make his name in the armies of Edward the Third. To win the hand of his beloved Mary, Nigel vows to perform three worthy deeds of arms, and his search for honor carries him from the Surrey countryside to the battlefields of France. A prequel to The White Company, the book gives free rein to Doyle's love of chivalry, its codes and its cruelties alike, rendered in careful period detail. He rated his historical fiction above Sherlock Holmes, and this brisk, high-spirited tale shows why he cared for it so. Free to read as a PDF and EPUB edition.

Available edition: text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2845. The cover is an original BDeBooks design. The PDF has 308 pages; the EPUB is reflowable. Project Gutenberg credits and license are kept.