Project Gutenberg 2004-12-21 Public domain in the USA. 47 Lemaître, Jules 1853 1914 Lemaitre, Jules Lemaître, François Elie Jules Lemaitre, Francois Elie Jules Les Rois Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Mireille Harmelin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Les Rois" by Jules Lemaître is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores themes of monarchy, social change, and familial duty through the story of King Christian XVI of Alfanie, who, due to age and illness, delegates his powers to his son Hermann, experiencing a profound internal struggle concerning his role as a ruler in a changing world. The opening of "Les Rois" sets the stage for a ceremonial event where King Christian XVI announces the delegation of his royal authority to his son Hermann. During this moment, the king reflects on the challenges and transformations facing the monarchy, including rising social discontent and the expectations placed upon his successor. Hermann comes across as a thoughtful yet troubled figure, grappling with the weight of his newfound responsibilities, his contrasting views on governance compared to his traditionalist father, and his attempts to connect with his wife, Princess Wilhelmine. As the ceremony unfolds, familial dynamics and the tension between personal ideals and public duty begin to emerge, suggesting a complex narrative that will explore the interplay between personal conviction and the responsibilities of leadership in a time of societal upheaval. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr French fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 448576 448351 2024-10-06T12:45:53.588674 2023-09-07T03:31:55.643657 text/html text/html 448569 448344 2024-10-06T12:45:53.883880 2023-09-07T03:31:55.808626 text/html text/html 225234 2024-10-06T12:46:01.311651 application/epub+zip 231817 2024-10-06T12:45:55.805855 application/epub+zip 231817 2024-10-06T12:45:54.617680 application/epub+zip 389967 2024-10-06T12:46:05.655125 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354944 2024-10-06T12:46:00.584684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336695 2022-09-07T16:14:10.534446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402547 402373 2024-10-06T12:45:53.154678 2023-09-07T03:31:55.339644 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 392677 2020-12-18T23:40:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 152818 2020-12-18T23:40:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19497 2024-10-06T12:46:05.783110 application/rdf+xml 7957 2024-10-06T12:45:55.152691 image/jpeg 2304 2024-10-06T12:45:54.887660 image/jpeg 219472 2024-10-06T12:45:53.925671 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia