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The red cockade

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    Stanley John Weyman's The red cockade is a historical fiction novel.

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    "The Red Cockade" by Stanley J. Weyman is a historical novel published in 1895. Set during the French Revolution, it follows the Vicomte de Saux, a nobleman who sympathizes with peasants' suffering and adopts the revolutionary Red Cockade. Torn between his political convictions and his love for Mademoiselle de St. Alais, a woman from a staunch Royalist family, he must navigate dangerous loyalties while repeatedly saving her from mob violence. Their forbidden romance unfolds against the violent upheaval tearing France apart.
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    • Historical fiction
    • France, History, Revolution, 1789-1799

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    The red cockade was written by Stanley John Weyman.

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