{"id":4921,"date":"2019-09-06T21:05:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T21:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/?page_id=4921"},"modified":"2025-03-26T16:03:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T16:03:03","slug":"the-little-duke-by-charlotte-m-yonge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/the-little-duke-by-charlotte-m-yonge\/","title":{"rendered":"The Little Duke"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Little Duke<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by Charlotte M. Yonge<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" title=\"yonge_duke_cover\" data-id=\"3420\" src=\"\/\/yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/yonge_duke_cover.jpg\" style=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/previews\/yonge_duke_preview.pdf\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Look inside&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>Description:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span><span><span style=\"color: var(--tcb-color-0); font-size: 16px;\">An inspiring story of Richard the Fearless (943-996) who became Duke of Normandy at the age of 8. Relates the perils of his childhood, both at home in Normandy and during his captivity at the court of France, and how at long last he came to embrace the values his father espoused.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Additional information:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ages:&nbsp; <\/strong><em>9-12<\/em><span><strong>Length:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><span> <\/span><em><span>171 pages<\/span><\/em><span><span><span><span><strong>Format:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span><span>Paperback, Ebook<\/span><\/span><\/em><span><strong>Illustrations:<\/strong><\/span><em><strong><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span><span><span><span><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span>&nbsp;Black and white<\/span><\/em><span><span><span><span><strong>Year published:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span><span><span><span>2007<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><span><span><span><strong>ISBN:<\/strong>&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><em><\/em><em>978-1-59915-206-6<\/em><span><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><strong><span>Genres:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span><span><span><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span>&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span>European History, Historical Fiction<\/span><\/em>                    <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Purchase book at Amazon<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Add print book to cart<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Add ebook to cart<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>1. A Welcome Visit 2. An Untimely Death&nbsp;3. Richard Assumes the Ducal Mantle&nbsp;4. A Comrade&nbsp;5. Danger in the Castle&nbsp;6. At the French Court&nbsp;7. For the Sake of a Falcon&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>8. A Daring Escape 9. Danes to the Rescue&nbsp;10. Royal Hostages&nbsp;11. The Passing of a Prince&nbsp;12. A Boon Granted&nbsp;13. Reconciliation at Last<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>An Inside View&#8230;<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"15288\" width=\"925\" height=\"694\" title=\"yonge_duke\" src=\"\/\/yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/yonge_duke.jpg\" style=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Related Titles&#8230;<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/gabriel-and-the-hour-book-by-evaleen-stein\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" title=\"stein_hour_cover\" data-id=\"3412\" src=\"\/\/yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stein_hour_cover.jpg\" style=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/gabriel-and-the-hour-book-by-evaleen-stein\" style=\"outline: none;\"><strong>Gabriel and the Hour Book<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by Evaleen Stein<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/stories-of-roland-told-to-the-children-by-h-e-marshall\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" title=\"marshall_roland_cover\" data-id=\"3010\" src=\"\/\/yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/marshall_roland_cover.jpg\" style=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/stories-of-roland-told-to-the-children-by-h-e-marshall\" style=\"outline: none;\"><strong>Stories of Roland Told to the Children<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by H. 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