Project Gutenberg 2004-09-22 Public domain in the USA. 141 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Mary Stuart Celebrated Crimes Produced by David Widger "Mary Stuart" by Alexandre Dumas is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores the tumultuous life of Mary Stuart, the Queen of Scots, as she navigates the treacherous political intrigues and personal tragedies that ultimately shape her fate and legacy. Dumas presents a richly detailed portrayal of Mary as a tragic heroine, highlighting her struggles with love, power, and betrayal against the backdrop of 16th-century Scotland. At the start of the novel, Dumas sets the stage for Mary's story by delving into the historical context of her lineage and the misfortunes associated with the Stuart name. The narrative begins with Mary's emotional farewell to France as she returns to Scotland, burdened by grief from the recent loss of her loved ones. During her journey, an ominous event occurs—a shipwreck that foreshadows the tragedy that will follow in her life. As Mary arrives in an impoverished Scotland, she clings to her beauty and royal identity while facing immediate challenges, including religious tensions and the complexities of her relationships with influential nobles. Dumas effectively captures her internal conflict and the external pressures she confronts, laying the groundwork for her dramatic rise and fall as a queen. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/2744/2744-rst/images/cover.jpg file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/2744/2744-h/images/cover.jpg en Crime HV Text Crime Nonfiction Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - Royalty 488659 488603 2024-10-02T04:39:58.327499 2023-10-02T04:43:08.939635 text/html text/html 492079 2016-11-27T12:19:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 257474 2016-11-27T12:19:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 284123 2024-10-02T04:40:13.037885 application/epub+zip 613359 2024-10-02T04:40:11.619915 application/pdf 520539 2024-10-02T04:40:02.336990 application/pdf 284011 2024-10-02T04:40:04.550913 application/epub+zip 237227 2024-10-02T04:40:00.133446 application/epub+zip 404433 2024-10-02T04:40:17.065857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380958 2024-10-02T04:40:09.249911 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334348 2022-09-02T05:47:15.438610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442459 442452 2024-10-02T04:39:57.857492 2023-10-02T04:43:08.544613 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 443299 2016-11-27T12:19:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 162742 2016-11-27T12:19:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 438689 2016-11-27T12:19:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 162038 2016-11-27T12:19:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 438687 2016-11-27T12:19:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 162031 2016-11-27T12:19:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 29449 2024-10-02T04:40:17.242850 application/rdf+xml 418213 2024-10-02T04:39:56.786666 2023-10-02T04:43:07.652606 text/x-rst text/x-rst 418213 2016-11-27T12:19:18 text/x-rst 413232 2012-02-20T06:40:46 text/x-rst 242308 2016-11-27T12:19:18 text/x-rst application/zip 15387 2024-10-02T04:40:03.125938 image/jpeg 2550 2024-10-02T04:40:02.661928 image/jpeg 256574 2024-10-02T04:39:58.370481 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