The Highwayman by Adam Duckett
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Last published Mon, Oct 8, 2012
The story of a war hero turned highwayman in the time of the great British empire the largest and great empire even known. In this story he fends off a small French raid on his town but in a later twist drives him too seek revenge on the French and her monarch and sails over to France and becomes the most feared highwayman. Arthur Kings-Down or the Lion Duke the king calls him, is faced with a life changing heart breaking event that shall change his life forever and send him on a bloodlust rage and a personal war path to The French monarch King Louis. Shall he fulfil his rage or does he take down the last of the French monarchy by his growing rage, or does he even full by the sword. Read on and see for your self.
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