title: City of Wisdom and Blood: Fortunes of France: Volume 2
author: Robert Merle
description: <b>Praise for <i>The Brethren</i>:</b><br /><br />"Swashbuckling historical fiction... For all its philosophical depth [The Brethren] is a hugely entertaining romp... The comparisons with Dumas seem both natural and deserved and the next 12 instalments [are] a thrilling prospect." <b>Christobel Kent, <i>Guardian</i></b><br /><br />"A vivid novel by France's modern Dumas... [there is] plenty of evidence in the rich characterisation and vivid historical detail that a reader's long-term commitment will be amply rewarded." <b><i>Sunday Times</i></b><br /><br />"We're swept away by triumph, tragedy, action and adventure... It's a novel like this that makes reviewing one of the best jobs in the world." <b><i>Bookbag</i>, Five Star Review</b><br /><br />"Cleverly depicts France's epic religious wars through the intimate prism of one family's experience... Beautifully written." <b><i>Metro</i></b><br /><br /><b>Praise for the series:</b><br /><br />"The spectacular 13-volume evocation of 16th-17th-century France." <b><i>Independent</i></b><br /><br />"A master of the historical novel." <b><i>Guardian</i></b><br /><br />"Robert Merle is one of the very few French writers who has attained both popular success and the admiration of critics. The doyen of our novelists is a happy man." <b><i>Le Figaro</i></b><br /><br />"A wonderful, colourful, breathlessly narrated historical panorama." <b><i>Zeitpunkt</i></b><br /><br />"The Dumas of the twentieth century." <b><i>Neues Deutschland</i></b>
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  Frank Merriwell's Nobility
  
  
  [CHAPTER I. OFF FOR
  EUROPE.](Frank%20Merriwell%27s%20Nobility_split_001.html#filepos4651)
  
  [CHAPTER II. SURPRISING THE
  FRENCHMAN.](Frank%20Merriwell%27s%20Nobility_split_001.html#filepos13805)
  
  [CHAPTER III. A FRESH YOUNG
  MAN.](Frank%20Merriwell%27s%20Nobility_split_001.html#filepos24229)
  
  [CHAPTER IV. WHO IS
  BLOODGOOD?](Frank%20Merriwell%27s%20Nobility_split_001.html#filepos34555)
  
  [CHAPTER V. THE SUPERSTITIOUS
  MAN.](Frank%20Merriwell%27s%20Nobility_split_001.html#filepos45076)
  
  [CHAPTER VI. THE CARGO OF THE
  “EAGLE.”](Frank%20Merriwell%27s%20Nobility_split_001.html#filepos61620)
  
  [CHAPTER VII. PREMONITIONS OF
  PERIL.](Frank%20Merriwell%27s%20Nobility_split_001.html#filepos69500)
  
  [CHAPTER VIII. IN THE STOKE-
  HOLE.](Frank%20Merriwell%27s%20Nobility_split_001.html#filepos77934)
  
  [CHAPTER IX. IN
  IRONS.](Frank%20Merriwell%27s%20Nobility_split_001.html#filepos90288)
  
  [CHAPTER X. THE GAME IN THE NEXT
  ROOM.](Frank%20Merriwell%27s%20No