Jacques Bonneval; Or, The Days of the Dragonnades

“Jacques Bonneval Or the Days of the Dragonnades” is a historical novel by Victorian-era writer Anne Manning. The book describes the events in 17th-century France, where tensions rose between the Catholic and Protestant churches. The political and social situation of the country is described in the novel through the adventures of the family traveling to the Fair of Beaucaire, a six-day-long event for trading and exchanging news and ideas where people of different origins and backgrounds meet.