Project Gutenberg 2012-05-24 Public domain in the USA. 122 Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness 1865 1947 Orczy, Baroness Emmuska Barstow, Montagu, Mrs. His Majesty's Well-Beloved An Episode in the Life of Mr. Thomas Betteron as told by His Friend John Honeywood Produced by Al Haines "His Majesty's Well-Beloved" by Baroness Emmuska Orczy is a historical novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Mr. Thomas Betterton, a prominent actor of the time, and is narrated from the perspective of his friend John Honeywood. The book explores themes of love, reputation, and the tumultuous relationship between art and societal expectations in 17th century Restoration London. The opening of the novel introduces us to the humble clerk, John Honeywood, who feels compelled to defend his friend, the renowned actor Thomas Betterton, to Mistress Mary Saunderson, a lady with whom he is infatuated. Honeywood writes to Mary to assure her of Betterton's character after she hesitates to consider him for her affections due to damaging rumors. He reflects on their shared history, including a memorable outing at the theater, where Mary first saw Betterton perform and became smitten. Honeywood's letters convey his admiration for both Betterton and Mary, setting the stage for the complicated dynamics and romances that will unfold as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39787/39787-rst/images/img-cover.jpg en Great Britain -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction Actors -- Fiction Betterton, Thomas, 1635?-1710 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 511455 511405 2024-09-16T16:19:00.584114 2023-09-17T10:33:53.300585 text/html text/html 513177 2012-05-24T15:07:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 215848 2012-05-24T15:07:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 227682 2024-09-16T16:19:18.385021 application/epub+zip 569122 2024-09-16T16:19:16.503031 application/pdf 535793 2024-09-16T16:19:05.109059 application/pdf 240468 2024-09-16T16:19:08.012117 application/epub+zip 240481 2024-09-16T16:19:02.642242 application/epub+zip 369582 2024-09-16T16:19:22.879978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338113 2024-09-16T16:19:13.994038 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338914 2022-09-18T08:36:15.317755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450624 2024-09-16T16:19:00.108101 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 450958 2012-05-24T15:09:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 172434 2012-05-24T15:09:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 449440 2012-05-24T15:09:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 172219 2012-05-24T15:09:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 449440 2012-05-24T15:10:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 172181 2012-05-24T15:10:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 27097 2024-09-16T16:19:23.031968 application/rdf+xml 436405 2024-09-16T16:18:58.714084 2023-09-17T10:33:52.736592 text/x-rst text/x-rst 436405 2012-05-24T15:10:06 text/x-rst 200782 2012-05-24T15:10:06 text/x-rst application/zip 12272 2024-09-16T16:19:06.217071 image/jpeg 1672 2024-09-16T16:19:05.753062 image/jpeg 215190 2024-09-16T16:19:00.629086 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