Project Gutenberg 2011-01-03 Public domain in the USA. 195 Painter, William 1539 1594 Paynter, William Haslewood, Joseph 1769 1833 Jacobs, Joseph 1854 1916 The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 3 Reading ease score: 47.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Meredith Bach, Louise Hope, Chris Curnow, Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 3" by William Painter, Joseph Jacobs, and Haslewood is a collection of tales derived from Elizabethan versions of Italian and French novels, written during the late 19th century. This volume continues to explore themes of love, honor, and tragedy through narratives that reflect the complexities of romantic relationships and moral dilemmas faced by its characters. At the start of the volume, readers are introduced to the tragic love story of Antonio Bologna and the Duchess of Malfi, set against the backdrop of court intrigue and familial conflict. The narrative delves into the emotional turmoil of the Duchess, who, feeling trapped in her widowhood, desires Antonio's company while navigating the expectations of her noble status. The opening portion vividly captures their struggle for love amidst societal constraints and the weight of their decisions, portraying their secret marriage and its dire consequences as they grapple with honor, passion, and the looming threat of retribution from the Duchess's powerful family. This blend of romance and tragedy hints at the relentless interplay between desire and duty that characterizes the stories within this collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34840/34840-h/images/vol3title.jpg en French fiction -- Translations into English Italian fiction -- Translations into English PR Text Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 1071268 1071090 2024-10-14T15:12:35.587849 2023-09-15T08:42:29.565970 text/html text/html 1078327 2021-01-07T09:39:53 text/html; charset=utf-8 477573 2021-01-07T09:39:53 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 494223 2024-10-14T15:12:45.604769 application/epub+zip 509550 2024-10-14T15:12:37.201821 application/epub+zip 508754 2024-10-14T15:12:36.466823 application/epub+zip 801402 2024-10-14T15:12:52.650776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 750205 2024-10-14T15:12:44.878825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 748886 2022-09-16T05:29:18.914639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1025256 2024-10-14T15:12:34.542810 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1028255 2021-01-07T09:39:53 text/plain; charset=utf-8 395689 2021-01-07T09:39:53 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1024242 2021-01-07T09:39:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 395212 2021-01-07T09:39:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1024286 2021-01-07T09:39:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 394623 2021-01-07T09:39:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24390 2024-10-14T15:12:52.815718 application/rdf+xml 9248 2024-10-14T15:12:36.551805 image/jpeg 1972 2024-10-14T15:12:36.508818 image/jpeg 478035 2024-10-14T15:12:35.694804 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia