Project Gutenberg 2006-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 52 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Acté Produced by Chuck Greif and www.ebooksgratuits.com "Acté" by Alexandre Dumas is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. Set in ancient times, it revolves around the life of Acté, a young and beautiful Corinthian woman who becomes the mistress of the infamous Emperor Nero. The narrative offers a glimpse into her life against the backdrop of Nero's tyrannical reign, combining themes of love, power, and the struggle for personal agency. The opening of "Acté" introduces us to the titular character, a radiant young girl admired for her beauty as she leaves Corinth for a day of flower picking. As she encounters a ship arriving from Délos, she is captivated by the crew's music and the promise of adventure. The arrival of Lucius, a young Roman who aims to compete for various prizes, sets the stage for a relationship filled with intrigue and budding romance. Their interaction foreshadows a connection that transcends the societal and political tensions of their respective worlds, while Acté's experience of love and fate becomes central to the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Rome -- History -- Nero, 54-68 -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 447536 447545 2024-09-08T06:55:11.842181 2023-09-08T09:05:27.185784 text/html text/html 514075 2006-05-05T18:15:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 169503 2006-05-05T18:15:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 205289 2024-09-08T06:55:17.479126 application/epub+zip 212811 2024-09-08T06:55:13.134164 application/epub+zip 212811 2024-09-08T06:55:12.350160 application/epub+zip 359546 2024-09-08T06:55:21.237108 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337816 2024-09-08T06:55:16.987125 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337935 2022-09-08T15:53:37.245692 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434406 434373 2024-09-08T06:55:11.291186 2023-09-08T09:05:26.562714 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 423002 2006-05-05T18:15:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 159691 2006-05-05T18:15:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18864 2024-09-08T06:55:21.371112 application/rdf+xml 7713 2024-09-08T06:55:12.691146 image/jpeg 2222 2024-09-08T06:55:12.520156 image/jpeg 203193 2024-09-08T06:55:11.886142 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