The story of the Huguenots reads like a continuation of Hebrews chapter eleven. These devout Protestants combined faith and works in Heroic proportions. They were famed for both their religious zeal and their diligence in business. In the severe persecutions to which they were subjected, some abandoned their religion to save their lives and property. But other thousands died or rotted in dungeons or galleys "that they might obtain a better resurrection." Many escaped to the Low Countries, England, and America, leaving their homeland the poorer for their exit. The author of this volume, immersed himself in books on French history for 30 years. He traveled in France and did research in the Huguenot library in Paris. He delved into a quarterly Bulletin of french history from its 1896 issues onward.