Stanley Weyman
Weyman was the most successful writer of historical swashbuckling romance in the 1890s, creating tales of French history that combined adventure with careful research. A Gentleman of France was the model for the Ruritanian romance.
Works
- A Gentleman of FranceHistorical adventure novel set during the French Wars of Religion
- Under the Red RobeAdventure novel of a soldier during the reign of Cardinal Richelieu
- The House of the WolfHistorical novel set during the religious conflicts of sixteenth-century France
- Count HannibalHistorical novel depicting the siege of Paris during religious civil war
- ShrewsburyHistorical novel set during the English Civil War with political intrigue