The Red Cockade

The Red Cockade is a historical novel by Stanley John Weyman, first published in 1895. Set in pre-Revolutionary France, it explores the conflicts between the nobility and the rising revolutionary sentiments among the common people. The story follows Vicomte Adrien de Saux as he navigates his noble heritage and growing sympathies for the populace during a time of political upheaval, culminating in the fall of the Bastille. Weyman's work provides insight into the societal tensions of the era and the internal struggles of those caught between tradition and change.