Project Gutenberg 2006-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 62 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas La San-Felice, Tome 02 Reading ease score: 73.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) "La San-Felice, Tome II" by Alexandre Dumas is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. This story unfolds against a backdrop of political intrigue and power dynamics in Naples, focusing on the complex interactions between the royal family and their court, particularly highlighting characters like King Ferdinand, Cardinal Fabrizio Ruffo, and Lady Hamilton. The narrative blends historical events with fictional elements, illustrating the challenges faced by the monarchy amidst impending conflict. The opening of the book sets the stage in a critical moment during the night, as King Ferdinand and Queen Caroline return to the palace after a tense diplomatic event. The king, troubled by recent developments, consults Cardinal Ruffo, who offers candid insights about the threats posed by British naval forces and the complexities of their alliances. As they strategize over a letter to the emperor of Austria and discuss the situation with the prominent English figure, Lord Nelson, the atmosphere is thick with anxiety over the nation’s fate. This initial confrontation with political machinations not only captures the era's tension but also hints at the intertwining personal agendas that will drive the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Hamilton, Emma, Lady, 1765-1815 -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 436488 435223 2024-10-08T07:43:27.699180 2023-09-08T09:23:36.680240 text/html text/html 425971 2018-12-08T07:16:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 189116 2018-12-08T07:56:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 204735 2024-10-08T07:43:33.180112 application/epub+zip 214584 2024-10-08T07:43:28.480137 application/epub+zip 214584 2024-10-08T07:43:28.078160 application/epub+zip 337479 2024-10-08T07:43:36.880112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323869 2024-10-08T07:43:32.812133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324120 2022-09-09T03:30:40.896783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409563 409322 2024-10-08T07:43:26.525137 2023-09-08T09:23:35.644208 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 400153 2006-05-16T15:15:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 150352 2006-05-16T15:15:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20124 2024-10-08T07:43:37.011083 application/rdf+xml 10905 2024-10-08T07:43:28.165147 image/jpeg 2438 2024-10-08T07:43:28.122132 image/jpeg 194272 2024-10-08T07:43:27.740155 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