Project Gutenberg 2012-02-17 Public domain in the USA. 147 Weyman, Stanley John 1855 1928 Weyman, Stanley J. (Stanley John) The Abbess Of Vlaye Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by Google Books (Harvard College Library) "The Abbess of Vlaye" by Stanley J. Weyman is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative is set in a tumultuous time in France, dealing with themes of power, justice, and personal ambition amidst the backdrop of political unrest and social upheaval. The main character, Monsieur des Ageaux, is a provincial governor who finds himself entangled in the affairs of nobility and rebellion, especially concerning the enigmatic Abbess of Vlaye. At the start of the story, the reader is introduced to Monsieur des Ageaux, who reflects on the political landscape of France, grappling with the failures of governance and the increasing tensions among the nobility. Summoned to meet the King, he learns of a peasant uprising alongside the Captain of Vlaye, a man of dubious reputation. As des Ageaux navigates his responsibilities, he experiences an accident with his horse, leading to an unexpected stay at the Château Villeneuve-l'Abbesse. Here, he encounters the troubled dynamics of the Villeneuve family, including the timid but kind-hearted Roger and his sister Bonne, the Abbess's sibling, who harbor a mix of fear and resentment regarding their father's oppressive rule and their seating status in the world. The opening chapters set the stage for a story that intertwines personal struggles with broader sociopolitical themes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction France -- History -- Henry IV, 1589-1610 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 760061 754045 2024-09-16T11:08:02.947494 2023-09-17T06:02:15.220444 text/html text/html 777572 2021-01-08T13:43:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 422900 2021-01-08T13:43:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 506585 2024-09-16T11:08:13.046417 application/epub+zip 520472 2024-09-16T11:08:05.090484 application/epub+zip 344228 2024-09-16T11:08:03.823468 application/epub+zip 627357 2024-09-16T11:08:18.900417 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 593689 2024-09-16T11:08:12.050446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551327 2022-09-17T17:25:33.038736 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 687487 687402 2024-09-16T11:08:00.752503 2023-09-17T06:02:13.265611 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 687209 2021-01-08T13:43:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 262314 2021-01-08T13:43:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 687201 2021-01-08T13:43:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 262204 2021-01-08T13:43:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20446 2024-09-16T11:08:19.051392 application/rdf+xml 12769 2024-09-16T11:08:04.193535 image/jpeg 3386 2024-09-16T11:08:04.008506 image/jpeg 475457 2024-09-16T11:08:03.020505 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