Project Gutenberg 2008-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 117 McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly) 1860 1936 McCarthy, Justin Huntly M'Carthy, Justin Huntly The Proud Prince Produced by D. Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Proud Prince" by Justin H. McCarthy is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. Set in Sicily during the reign of King Robert, the story revolves around the life of Perpetua, the daughter of an executioner, and explores themes of love, power, and the struggle between innocence and corruption. The tale interweaves characters from different walks of life, presenting a vivid portrayal of a kingdom in turmoil after the passing of the good King Robert and the rise of his son, Robert the Bad. The opening of the book introduces us to Perpetua, who enjoys a serene life on a mountain overlooking Syracuse, surrounded by the beauty of nature. She waits for her father and reflects on her life, which has been sheltered from the harshness of the world below. Her tranquility is disturbed by the arrival of Diogenes, the court jester, who brings news of the new king's cruel nature. Their conversation hints at upcoming conflict and sets the stage for the drama of royal intrigue and personal dilemmas. The narrative foreshadows Perpetua's encounter with Robert, the new king, and establishes the contrasting worlds of purity and moral decay that will drive the story forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sicily (Italy) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 341899 341856 2024-09-11T06:45:01.646010 2023-09-11T10:01:08.134282 text/html text/html 354918 2008-06-14T11:02:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 544839 2008-06-14T11:03:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 610736 2024-09-11T06:45:07.847432 application/epub+zip 611952 2024-09-11T06:45:02.686555 application/epub+zip 184462 2024-09-11T06:45:02.121491 application/epub+zip 729885 2024-09-11T06:45:11.704453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 693476 2024-09-11T06:45:07.257443 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267457 2022-09-12T06:09:44.270135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296574 296385 2024-09-11T06:45:00.745995 2023-09-11T10:01:07.235337 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 296409 2008-06-14T11:02:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 112257 2008-06-14T11:03:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 296403 2008-06-14T11:02:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112235 2008-06-14T11:03:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20362 2024-09-11T06:45:11.844412 application/rdf+xml 21212 2024-09-11T06:45:02.210462 image/jpeg 2843 2024-09-11T06:45:02.166467 image/jpeg 547533 2024-09-11T06:45:01.703976 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