Project Gutenberg 2011-09-30 Public domain in the USA. 61 Fuller, Robert H. (Robert Higginson) 1865 1927 The Golden Hope: A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Al Haines "The Golden Hope: A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great" by Robert H. Fuller is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The book is set in the era of King Alexander the Great and focuses on the vibrant landscape of ancient Greece, exploring themes of friendship, ambition, and the uncertainties of war. The narrative begins to revolve around three friends—Clearchus, Chares, and Leonidas—as they navigate personal aspirations and external political challenges during a time of impending conflict. The opening of this work introduces us to the characters and the setting, with a lively depiction of Athens awakening to the morning sun. Clearchus, excited about the upcoming marriage to Artemisia, is joined by his friends after a night ride from Thebes. Their conversations reveal the tensions in Greece as they discuss matters of state, potential war with Macedonia, and Clearchus’ growing affection. However, the mood shifts dramatically when word arrives that Artemisia has been abducted, prompting the friends to embark on a desperate quest to rescue her, igniting themes of loyalty and adventure grounded in the political intrigues of their time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure stories Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. -- Fiction Greece -- History -- Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C. -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 834930 825190 2024-10-16T03:57:15.180741 2023-09-16T10:28:12.027278 text/html text/html 815583 2021-01-08T04:40:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 293703 2021-01-08T04:40:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 393904 2024-10-16T03:57:28.420696 application/epub+zip 409804 2024-10-16T03:57:19.315762 application/epub+zip 382094 2024-10-16T03:57:17.732739 application/epub+zip 770055 2024-10-16T03:57:35.129655 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 745054 2024-10-16T03:57:27.298672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 613245 2022-09-17T08:27:30.664895 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 766390 2024-10-16T03:57:12.712771 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 765899 2021-01-08T04:40:13 text/plain; charset=utf-8 288494 2021-01-08T04:40:13 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 766048 2021-01-08T04:40:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 288456 2021-01-08T04:40:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 766134 2021-01-08T04:40:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 288398 2021-01-08T04:40:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23000 2024-10-16T03:57:35.262763 application/rdf+xml 22676 2024-10-16T03:57:18.321716 image/jpeg 4403 2024-10-16T03:57:18.027721 image/jpeg 382075 2024-10-16T03:57:15.250737 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