Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE POCKET BIBLE

THE FULL SERIES OF

The Mysteries of the People

::OR::

History of a Proletarian Family

Across the Ages

By EUGENE SUE

_Consisting of the Following Works_:

THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_.
THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death_.
THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara_.
THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth_.
THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps_.
THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan_.
THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles_.
THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine_.
THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne_.
THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden_.
THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World_.
THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman_.
THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel_.
THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion_.
THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc_.
THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer_.
THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; or, _The Peasant Code_.
THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic_.
THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn_.

Published Uniform With This Volume By

THE NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

28 CITY HALL PLACE NEW YORK CITY

THE POCKET BIBLE OR CHRISTIAN THE PRINTER

A Tale of the Sixteenth Century

By EUGENE SUE

In Two Volumes Vol. I.

TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL FRENCH By DANIEL DE LEON NEW YORK LABOR NEWS COMPANY. 1910

Copyright 1910, by the NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

INDEX

Volume 1

PART I. THE SOCIETY OF JESUS.

INTRODUCTION 1

CHAPTER.

I. THE THEFT 7

II. THE NEOPHYTE 18

III. THE SALE OF INDULGENCES 33

IV. THE "TEST OF THE LUTHERANS" 53

V. MONSIEUR JOHN 78

VI. THE FRANC-TAUPIN 87

VII. BROTHER ST. ERNEST-MARTYR 112

VIII. IN THE GARRET 128

IX. THE PENITENT 133

X. LOYOLA AND HIS DISCIPLES 138

XI. MOTHER AND DAUGHTER 166

XII. HERVE'S DEMENTIA 176

XIII. CALVINISTS IN COUNCIL 193

XIV. HENA'S DIARY 231

XV. DIARY OF ST. ERNEST-MARTYR 244

XVI. THE TAVERN OF THE BLACK GRAPE 252

XVII. THE COTTAGE OF ROBERT ESTIENNE 266

XVIII. FOR BETTER AND FOR WORSE 286

XIX. ON THE ROAD TO PARIS 304

XX. JANUARY 21, 1535 323

Volume 2

PART II--THE HUGUENOTS.

INTRODUCTION 1

CHAPTER

I. THE QUEEN'S "FLYING SQUADRON" 7

II. ANNA BELL 32

III. THE AVENGERS OF ISRAEL 71

IV. GASPARD OF COLIGNY 90

V. FAMILY FLOTSAM 112

VI. THE BATTLE OF ROCHE-LA-BELLE 132

VII. "CONTRE-UN" 163

VIII. ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S NIGHT 185

IX. THE SIEGE OF LA ROCHELLE 215

X. THE LAMBKINS' DANCE 233

XI. CAPTURE OF CORNELIA 254

XII. THE DUKE OF ANJOU 264

XIII. THE BILL IS PAID 273