Sir Nigel
by Arthur Conan Doyle
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Book Summary Information
Author: Arthur Conan DoyleEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-21
ISBN: 1605895733
Number of pages: 328
Publisher: Quill Pen Classics
Book Reviews of Sir Nigel
Book Review: Fantastic story of adventure and honor
Summary: 5 Stars
I initially read `The White Company' as a recommended adventure book for young readers (I read it to my son). I then picked up `Sir Nigel' as its companion-piece, only to learn later that it is regarded by some as one of the 100 essential English novels of any genre. I believe that recognition is well-deserved.
Sir Nigel is the story of Nigel Loring's rise from impoverished local nobility, through his status as Squire to the historical figure John Chandos, to his eventual knighting after accomplishing multiple heroic tasks and adhering to a code of chivalry which was beginning to fade even as the story takes place. Although a bit bloody in pieces, young readers should enjoy the many action and battle-pieces, beginning with Nigel's fight at the monastery and ending with the skirmish against the French at Maupertuis. Of greater interest to the adult reader are the near-forgotten lessons in honor, loyalty, chivalry, constancy, and respect which are sorely lacking from similar literature today.
Because of its message and pace, I would recommend this for the average high school student. Because of its writing and plotting, I would recommend this for the average adult reader (it is, after all, written by the venerable Sir Arthur Conan Doyle). For its final paragraph, I would recommend it to anyone, especially young writers trying to learn how to close a book: "So lie the dead leaves; but they and such as they nourish forever that great old Truck of England, which still sheds forth another crop and another, each as strong and as fair as the last..."
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