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Gold Sickle

The Gold Sickle; or, Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen. A Tale of Druid Gaul is the first part of Eugène Sue's The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages, in which he intended to produce a comprehensive "universal history," dating from the beginning of the present era down to his own days. Sue's own socialist leanings made this history that of the "successive struggles of the successively ruled with the successively ruling classes".

In the first volume we meet the Gallic chief Joel, whose descendants will typify the oppressed throughout the suite of novels. Joel and his son invite a traveller to share their supper one evening, curious as they are to hear his stories. When he refuses, they capture him; the exchange of stories around the hearth turns into a debate about freedom and what freedom is worth. (Summary by Petra, partly adapted from the Translator's Preface)

Year of Publication: 1904Genres: Historical Fiction

Running Time: 2 hours 38 minutes 27 seconds(10 chapters)

Language: EnglishRead by: Mike Pelton, Nadine Eckert-Boulet

#	Chapter Name
	0 - Translator's Preface Nadine Eckert-Boulet	8:11
	1 - The Guest Mike Pelton	20:13
	2 - A Gallic Homestead Mike Pelton	18:32
	3 - Armel and Julyan Mike Pelton	12:37
	4 - The Story of Albrege Mike Pelton	10:59
	5 - The Story of Syomara Mike Pelton	11:18
	6 - The Story of Gaul Mike Pelton	13:13
	7 - "War! War! War!" Mike Pelton	14:37
	8 - "Farewell!" Mike Pelton	25:58
	9 - The Forest of Karnak Mike Pelton	22:49