Project Gutenberg 2009-03-07 Public domain in the USA. 84 Lee, Vernon 1856 1935 Paget, Violet The Countess of Albany Reading ease score: 39.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "The Countess of Albany" by Vernon Lee is a historical novel likely written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around Louise of Stolberg, a young woman who marries Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, whose life is marked by romantic aspirations overshadowed by tragedy and disillusionment. The story explores themes of identity, societal expectations, and the complexities of an ill-fated marriage. At the start of the novel, set during Holy Week in 1772, the beautiful Louise travels through Italy, filled with excitement and anxiety as she approaches her wedding to Charles Edward, the Young Pretender. Despite her initial romantic notions about her future husband, she soon grapples with the stark reality of her situation as she meets a man who has significantly changed from his youthful glory. Their marriage is depicted as a desperate alliance, complicated by Charles's excessive drinking and abusive behavior, which brings hardship and emotional turmoil to Louise. The complexity of their relationship unfolds against the backdrop of 18th-century social conventions and the intricate political landscape of their time, setting the tone for the intimate struggles that define their lives together. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Albany, Louise Maximiliane Caroline Emanuele, Princess of Stolberg-Gedern, calling herself Countess of, 1752-1824 DA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European 417055 417063 2024-10-12T08:27:48.160298 2023-09-12T11:18:09.696166 text/html text/html 413654 2009-03-07T10:37:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 616073 2009-03-07T10:37:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 698364 2024-10-12T08:27:55.913233 application/epub+zip 699708 2024-10-12T08:27:50.423297 application/epub+zip 231378 2024-10-12T08:27:48.959282 application/epub+zip 883224 2024-10-12T08:28:00.181218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 860724 2024-10-12T08:27:54.721242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351561 2022-09-13T08:00:03.805934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397257 397164 2024-10-12T08:27:47.604281 2023-09-12T11:18:09.252166 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 397132 2009-03-07T10:37:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 152417 2009-03-07T10:37:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 397140 2009-03-07T10:37:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152304 2009-03-07T10:37:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21284 2024-10-12T08:28:00.328206 application/rdf+xml 13976 2024-10-12T08:27:49.657260 image/jpeg 3979 2024-10-12T08:27:49.365282 image/jpeg 683231 2024-10-12T08:27:48.214286 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