Project Gutenberg 2012-04-09 Public domain in the USA. 48 James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) 1860 James, George Payne Rainsford Henry of Guise; or, The States of Blois (Vol. 3 of 3) Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by the Web Archive (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) "Henry of Guise; or, The States of Blois (Vol. 3 of 3)" by G. P. R. James is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. The story revolves around the historical figure Henry, Duke of Guise, amidst the tumultuous political atmosphere of France during the late 16th century. Central to the narrative is Marie de Clairvaut, a young woman caught in the complexities of love, loyalty, and the power struggles of the French court. The opening of the novel establishes a rich setting marked by the convent of the Black Penitents where Marie de Clairvaut is confined. It depicts her reflections on her recent clandestine meeting with Charles of Montsoreau, revealing her romantic feelings and the precariousness of her situation within both the convent and the broader political turmoil outside. As the narrative unfolds, news of an escalating conflict in Paris reaches the convent, hinting at larger schemes that threaten the lives of the characters and foreshadowing the political upheaval that Henry of Guise and others must navigate. With the story hinging on Marie's determination to secure her own and Charles's freedom against a backdrop of violence and power plays, readers can expect a gripping tale that intertwines personal stakes with historical drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Guise, Henri, duc de, 1550-1588 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 444652 440028 2024-12-16T15:02:08.019395 2023-09-17T08:35:00.579824 text/html text/html 444567 2012-04-09T15:01:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 153546 2012-04-09T15:01:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 241593 2024-12-16T15:02:17.045350 application/epub+zip 249224 2024-12-16T15:02:11.804367 application/epub+zip 235364 2024-12-16T15:02:10.285403 application/epub+zip 479479 2024-12-16T15:02:21.172300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456197 2024-12-16T15:02:16.030353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416986 2022-09-18T05:49:42.593415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407934 407831 2024-12-16T15:02:07.071416 2023-09-17T08:34:59.815846 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 407644 2012-04-09T15:01:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 149514 2012-04-09T15:01:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 407634 2012-04-09T15:01:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 149421 2012-04-09T15:01:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21351 2024-12-16T15:02:21.320296 application/rdf+xml 18499 2024-12-16T15:02:10.877381 image/jpeg 4190 2024-12-16T15:02:10.593405 image/jpeg 236399 2024-12-16T15:02:08.057401 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