Project Gutenberg 2009-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 72 Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William) 1865 1933 Chambers, Robert William The Maids of Paradise E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team (http://www.pgdpcanada.net) "The Maids of Paradise" by Robert W. Chambers is a novel written in the early 20th century. It explores themes of social discontent, political intrigue, and the complexities of human relationships during a time of war, specifically set against the backdrop of the Franco-Prussian War. The narrative begins with the character John Scarlett, an inspector with the Imperial Military Police, who is on a mission to track down John Buckhurst, a figure of interest linked to a colony at La Trappe. The beginning of the novel sets the stage with Scarlett's search for Buckhurst, which leads him to the military barracks in Morsbronn during a tumultuous period marked by confusion and chaotic military movements. As he navigates through the rainy landscape and encounters locals, he receives secret orders to apprehend Buckhurst and the socialists associated with a community centered around the Countess de Vassart, who seeks to escape from the political turmoil of the Empire. The opening chapters intricately lay out the complexities of the characters involved, particularly the idealistic Countess, as they each grapple with their roles in a society on the brink of upheaval. As tensions rise and the specter of war looms, the path Scarlett must tread becomes increasingly fraught with moral ambiguity and personal conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 718228 717864 2024-09-12T08:09:29.806792 2023-09-12T11:25:41.503942 text/html text/html 755941 2009-03-09T12:39:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 690777 2021-01-04T20:42:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 748418 2024-09-12T08:09:41.354735 application/epub+zip 761073 2024-09-12T08:09:31.798779 application/epub+zip 337281 2024-09-12T08:09:30.658798 application/epub+zip 1027362 2024-09-12T08:09:48.469700 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1017332 2024-09-12T08:09:40.493748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 595123 2022-09-13T08:10:22.951524 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 632241 632130 2024-09-12T08:09:26.822799 2023-09-12T11:25:38.857923 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 631786 2021-01-04T20:42:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 248358 2021-01-04T20:42:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 631800 2021-01-04T20:42:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 248113 2021-01-04T20:42:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20224 2024-09-12T08:09:48.624694 application/rdf+xml 12622 2024-09-12T08:09:31.043791 image/jpeg 3355 2024-09-12T08:09:30.851774 image/jpeg 739006 2024-09-12T08:09:29.887783 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