Project Gutenberg 2004-10-31 Public domain in the USA. 47 Hope, Anthony 1863 1933 Hawkins, Anthony Hope The Indiscretion of the Duchess Being a Story Concerning Two Ladies, a Nobleman, and a Necklace Produced by Barbara Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Indiscretion of the Duchess" by Anthony Hope is a novel written in the late 19th century that blends romance, intrigue, and societal commentary. The story primarily revolves around the Duke and Duchess of Saint-Maclou, focusing particularly on the Duchess's lively personality and the challenges she faces in a constrained marriage. The narrative introduces Gilbert Aycon, a man drawn into this complicated web of relationships and deceptions, ultimately entangled in the Duchess's plight and societal expectations. The opening of the novel presents a narrator who reflects on his past and the circumstances that led him to meet the Duchess. The main character, Gilbert Aycon, is approached by his friend Gustave, an extra secretary at the French Embassy, who invites him to France, where the Duchess resides in a state of semi-exile due to her husband’s controlling nature. As they plan their journey, Aycon learns about the Duchess's charm, intelligence, and the constraints imposed by her marriage, establishing the groundwork for their ensuing interactions. Their arrival in Normandy sets the stage for themes of discretion, societal norms, and romantic entanglements, hinting at the adventure and drama that await as the characters navigate their complex emotions and obligations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Fiction British -- France -- Fiction Jewelry -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 345128 345115 2024-09-06T09:26:52.774334 2023-10-06T11:00:27.932142 text/html text/html 357182 2020-12-18T13:48:52 text/html; charset=us-ascii 931236 2020-12-18T13:48:52 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 1186727 2024-09-06T09:27:00.600330 application/epub+zip 1192540 2024-09-06T09:26:54.783398 application/epub+zip 185188 2024-09-06T09:26:53.395390 application/epub+zip 729231 2024-09-06T09:27:04.784296 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 707200 2024-09-06T09:26:59.455331 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367747 2022-09-07T13:29:19.076059 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313885 313831 2024-09-06T09:26:51.702354 2023-10-06T11:00:26.420127 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 313718 2020-12-18T13:48:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 119339 2020-12-18T13:48:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18854 2024-09-06T09:27:04.922283 application/rdf+xml 14209 2024-09-06T09:26:53.759371 image/jpeg 3548 2024-09-06T09:26:53.573349 image/jpeg 977131 2024-09-06T09:26:52.857390 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