Project Gutenberg 2004-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 94 Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion) 1854 1909 Crawford, Francis Marion In the Palace of the King: A Love Story of Old Madrid Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Kevin Handy, John Hagerson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "In the Palace of the King: A Love Story of Old Madrid" by F. Marion Crawford is a historical novel written during the late 19th century. Set in Madrid during the reign of King Philip II, the narrative revolves around a poignant love story involving Maria Dolores de Mendoza and Don John of Austria, the king's half-brother, who has just returned from a triumphant military campaign. The novel delves into themes of love, duty, and societal constraints within the rigid Spanish court. At the start of the story, we are introduced to two young women, Maria Dolores and her blind sister Inez, who are in the old Moorish palace preparing for Don John’s return. Maria Dolores is deeply in love with Don John, and she has poured her feelings into a letter that she intends to give him. The heightened tension escalates as their father, Mendoza, fiercely opposes their relationship, believing it will bring disgrace to their family given the political complexities of royal marriages and obligations. The opening sets the stage for a series of dramatic events, including Mendoza's harsh threats regarding a convent, highlighting the conflicting loyalties between familial duty and the passionate pursuit of love. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Madrid (Spain) -- Fiction John, of Austria, 1547-1578 -- Fiction PS Text Historical Fiction Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 566981 566662 2024-10-06T07:01:49.125498 2023-10-06T08:25:51.551032 text/html text/html 565709 2020-12-18T02:47:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 204234 2020-12-18T02:47:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 294047 2024-10-06T07:01:58.657501 application/epub+zip 301899 2024-10-06T07:01:52.737500 application/epub+zip 280511 2024-10-06T07:01:51.375484 application/epub+zip 582375 2024-10-06T07:02:03.255422 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559067 2024-10-06T07:01:57.765474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447789 2022-09-07T01:07:16.397338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 552569 552494 2024-10-06T07:01:48.146530 2023-10-06T08:25:50.792032 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 552221 2020-12-18T02:47:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 201585 2020-12-18T02:47:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 552215 2020-12-18T02:47:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 201529 2020-12-18T02:47:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22037 2024-10-06T07:02:03.387437 application/rdf+xml 20081 2024-10-06T07:01:51.935501 image/jpeg 4585 2024-10-06T07:01:51.651590 image/jpeg 289971 2024-10-06T07:01:49.176538 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia