Villegagnon: A Tale of the Huguenot Persecution

"Villegagnon: A Tale of the Huguenot Persecution" by William Henry Giles Kingston is a historical novel that starts with young Nigel Melvin, a Scottish noble, and his cousin Mary Seton arriving in France, amidst the Huguenot persecution, where Nigel soon finds himself protecting Protestants from the Catholic elite. Nigel's journey turns wild when he joins a voyage to the New World near Rio de Janeiro, to start a safe Protestant colony, but he finds himself tangled in personal and political fights along the way. The expedition was thought up by Villegagnon, a questionable character, and as religious hate grows and Nigel falls for Constance de Tourville, the novel promises a mix of suspense, love, and the brutal facts of religious clash, pulling readers into a world of moral battles.