Arthur Conan Doyle's The Refugees (1893) is a historical novel that unfolds in the late seventeenth century in both the royal court of France and the wilds of Canada. Amory de Catinat a Huguenot guardsman of Louis XIV and his cousin flee from France after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. In their attempt to reach America they are stranded on an iceberg and must trek through Canadian forests in search of refuge. This EasyRead Comfort Edition has been optimized for readers who do not need large type yet prefer a print that does not strain their eyes.