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This book suits readers who love swift historical adventure, palace intrigue and frontier survival. It also rewards anyone curious about the Huguenots and the court of Louis XIV.
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Picture a bear cub the size of a loaf sinking its teeth into the stocking of an old Paris servant. A young man from the American woods arrives at the house of a Huguenot cloth merchant, just as the king of France prepares to close the door on Protestants.
The Refugees: A Tale of Two Continents is a historical adventure by Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. It follows a family of French Protestants from the court of Louis XIV to the forests of New France.
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- 1A Huguenot house in Paris shelters a strangerFree
- 2At Versailles the king's morning is a ceremony
- 3Two women pull at the king's conscience
- 4A night ride ends in a trap and a dungeon
- 5A scaffold and a vow cost Amory his career
- 6The Golden Rod carries the exiles across the sea
- 7Friends rescue the exiles and Sainte Marie awaits
- 8The Iroquois come and Sainte Marie is besieged
- 9Conscience and power meet in every chapter
- 10Two worlds and two kinds of courage clash
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A Huguenot house in Paris shelters a stranger
The story opens on Rue St. Martin in Paris. In a tall merchant's house, Adele Catinat sits with her cousin Amory de Catinat, a captain in the king's Blue Guard. Both are Huguenots, French Protestants, and the law is turning against them. A blue paper arrives ordering the house to lodge twenty rough dragoons.
Then a rider from New York dismounts at the door. Amos Green is a broad, quiet young trader who has spent his life in the woods.
Amory must return to Versailles, so he asks Amos to guard his cousin. The dragoons take over the house and frighten Adele. Amory returns to find Amos holding Captain Dalbert by the ankles over the street. The captain breaks his word the moment he is pulled up. Old Prince de Condé, passing in his coach, ends the fight with a single order.
Plain courage can stand up to cruelty that hides behind a uniform.
That’s 1 of 10 key points.
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- LengthAbout 112,200 words
- Reading timeAbout 7 h 50 min
Questions about Les Réfugiés : une histoire de deux continents
What is The Refugees by Arthur Conan Doyle about?
It follows a Huguenot family and their American friend as persecution under Louis XIV drives them from Paris and Versailles across the Atlantic. Their adventures carry them through shipwreck, a Quebec escape and an Iroquois siege in the Canadian forest.
Who are Amory de Catinat and Amos Green?
Amory is a French Huguenot captain in the king's guard who must choose between rank and faith. Amos is a young trader from New York who knows the woods and becomes his closest friend and rescuer.
Is The Refugees a true story?
It is a novel, but it uses real history. Louis XIV, Madame de Maintenon, Frontenac, Condé and Du Lhut appear, and the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 drives the plot. The main family is invented.
What does the Edict of Nantes mean in the book?
It is the law issued by Henry IV that gave French Protestants the right to worship. In the story the king is pressed to cancel it, and that decision sends the Huguenots into exile.
Is The Refugees easy to read?
Yes, Doyle writes in short, lively chapters with plenty of dialogue, humor and cliffhangers. Its mix of court scenes, sea voyages and woodland chases keeps the story moving and easy to follow.
Cite this edition
Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Refugees: A Tale of Two Continents. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-refugees-a-tale-of-two-continents.
Doyle, A. C. (2026). The refugees: A tale of two continents. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-refugees-a-tale-of-two-continents (Original work published 1893)
Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Refugees: A Tale of Two Continents. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-refugees-a-tale-of-two-continents.
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year = {2026},
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note = {First published 1893}
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