Project Gutenberg 2005-05-29 Public domain in the USA. 120 Claretie, Jules 1840 1913 Claretie, Arsène-Arnaud Claretie, Arsène-Armand Claretie, Arsene-Arnaud Claretie, Jules Arsène Arnaud Roberts, Henri 00003834 His Excellency the Minister Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Jonathan Niehof and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "His Excellency the Minister" by Jules Claretie is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Sulpice Vaudrey, an ambitious politician who recently ascended to the position of Minister of the Interior. The narrative explores themes of ambition, the struggles of power, and the complexities of love and politics, set against the vibrant backdrop of Parisian society. The opening of the novel sets the stage for Vaudrey's journey into the world of politics and high society. After a musical performance, Vaudrey attends a gathering in the greenroom of the Opéra, where he is met with curiosity and admiration. As he navigates this new realm, he encounters a mix of characters—politicians, financiers, and ballet dancers—who highlight the intricate relationships and tensions within the world of politics. Through his initial experiences, the story hints at the allure and the underlying emptiness of political glory, foreshadowing the challenges Vaudrey will face in reconciling his ideals with the harsh realities of his role as a minister. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 845061 845072 2024-09-07T07:24:42.399001 2023-09-07T09:05:55.642500 text/html text/html 886831 2020-12-14T13:00:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 793307 2020-12-14T13:00:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 847424 2024-09-07T07:24:54.405994 application/epub+zip 860829 2024-09-07T07:24:44.554994 application/epub+zip 386671 2024-09-07T07:24:43.277022 application/epub+zip 1410680 2024-09-07T07:25:01.502901 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1373233 2024-09-07T07:24:53.367988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 634606 2022-09-08T00:28:14.076265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 795349 795266 2024-09-07T07:24:39.806064 2023-09-07T09:05:53.114511 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 794626 2020-12-14T13:00:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 307186 2020-12-14T13:00:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 794624 2020-12-14T13:00:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 306767 2020-12-14T13:00:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20611 2024-09-07T07:25:01.668934 application/rdf+xml 13689 2024-09-07T07:24:43.655015 image/jpeg 3832 2024-09-07T07:24:43.465999 image/jpeg 834508 2024-09-07T07:24:42.488012 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 fr.wikipedia