Project Gutenberg 2006-02-28 Public domain in the USA. 147 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Joan of Naples Celebrated Crimes Produced by David Widger "Joan of Naples" by Alexandre Dumas is a historical novel set in the early 20th century, chronicling the tumultuous reign of Joan of Naples during the 14th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of political intrigue and personal conflict following the death of King Robert of Anjou, highlighting Joan's struggle to claim her rightful place as queen amid competing ambitions and treacherous factions within the court. The opening of the novel introduces a night of turmoil in Naples as the bells toll for the dying King Robert. As the citizens rally in prayer and expectation of his death, we're drawn into the royal chamber, where political maneuvering and personal fears are laid bare. The king reflects on his past usurpation of the throne and expresses concerns for his granddaughter Joan, who is to inherit a kingdom rife with danger. As political factions begin to take shape, we meet Joan, a young and beautiful princess caught in a web of ambition, with her marriage to the Hungarian Prince Andre looming, which complicates her desires and responsibilities. The atmosphere of suspense and emotion sets the stage for a narrative rich with exploration of power, loyalty, and the costs of ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Crime HV Text Crime Nonfiction Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: History - General 279768 279712 2024-10-02T04:41:22.310547 2023-10-02T04:44:21.217746 text/html text/html 283238 2016-11-28T12:05:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 190844 2016-11-28T12:05:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 214324 2024-10-02T04:41:33.180477 application/epub+zip 392771 2024-10-02T04:41:32.083459 application/pdf 299946 2024-10-02T04:41:25.570593 application/pdf 213911 2024-10-02T04:41:27.157485 application/epub+zip 436841 2012-02-20T13:37:50 application/pdf 400116 2012-02-20T14:08:18 application/pdf application/zip 167132 2024-10-02T04:41:23.588569 application/epub+zip 286866 2024-10-02T04:41:36.074548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266749 2024-10-02T04:41:30.389524 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220158 2022-09-02T05:49:05.187012 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246808 246801 2024-10-02T04:41:21.935546 2023-10-02T04:44:20.901743 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 247640 2016-11-28T12:05:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 94808 2016-11-28T12:05:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 245482 2016-11-28T12:05:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 94470 2016-11-28T12:05:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 245480 2016-11-28T12:05:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 94464 2016-11-28T12:05:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 29973 2024-10-02T04:41:36.213446 application/rdf+xml 225299 2024-10-02T04:41:21.334547 2023-10-02T04:44:20.412735 text/x-rst text/x-rst 225299 2016-11-28T12:05:54 text/x-rst 177223 2016-11-28T12:05:54 text/x-rst application/zip 15387 2024-10-02T04:41:26.016528 image/jpeg 2550 2024-10-02T04:41:25.804511 image/jpeg 189929 2024-10-02T04:41:22.336735 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