The Brotherhood Of The Cheerful Countenance is a novel written by Charles De Coster. The book revolves around a group of rebels who call themselves the Brotherhood of the Cheerful Countenance. They are a group of men who are determined to fight against the tyranny of the Spanish Inquisition in the 16th century. The story is set in Brussels, Belgium, during the reign of the Spanish King Philip II. The main character, Lamme Goedzak, is a simple and...