Project Gutenberg 2013-05-11 Public domain in the USA. 96 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Williams, Henry Llewellyn 1842 Williams, H. L. (Henry Llewellyn) Williams, Llew Mizzen, Matt Mizen, Mat The Mesmerist's Victim Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Mesmerist's Victim" by Alexandre Dumas is a historical romance written in the late 19th century. The narrative is set against the backdrop of Paris in 1770, highlighting events surrounding the wedding of the Dauphin, Louis Aguste, and Marie-Antoinette. Central to the story are the Taverney siblings, Andrea and Philip, who navigate through a chaotic celebration marked by an accident that leads to significant turmoil and potential romance, all intertwined with themes of mysticism and societal changes. The opening of the novel immerses readers into a scene brimming with excitement as the Parisian populace gathers to celebrate a royal wedding. The air is filled with anticipation and energy as fireworks are prepared, but chaos soon erupts. Amidst the frenzy, we are introduced to young Andrea and her brother Philip, who are attempting to navigate through the overwhelming crowd. Their immediate plight escalates when the festivities turn to pandemonium, leading to a desperate rescue through the turmoil. A young man named Gilbert also enters the scene, harboring feelings for Andrea, which complicates the tension. The chapter sets up a drama not just of personal survival, but of romantic struggles set against the larger backdrop of changing social dynamics in France, hinting at the intertwining of fate and human desire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42690/42690-h/images/cover.jpg en Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793 -- Fiction Cagliostro, Alessandro, conte di, 1743-1795 -- Fiction Du Barry, Jeanne Bécu, comtesse, 1743-1793 -- Fiction France -- History -- Louis XV, 1715-1774 -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 576710 576718 2024-09-18T04:36:27.896003 2023-09-18T13:00:19.774136 text/html text/html 583692 2021-01-25T11:44:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 591381 2021-01-25T11:44:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 605193 2024-09-18T04:36:37.670026 application/epub+zip 612401 2024-09-18T04:36:29.278010 application/epub+zip 289214 2024-09-18T04:36:28.471056 application/epub+zip 915226 2024-09-18T04:36:44.160947 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 867004 2024-09-18T04:36:36.620019 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441664 2022-09-19T13:33:51.111895 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518830 2024-09-18T04:36:25.548074 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 531042 2014-09-17T09:15:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 205815 2014-09-17T09:15:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 518631 2014-09-17T09:14:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 204233 2014-09-17T09:15:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 518621 2014-09-17T09:14:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 204192 2014-09-17T09:15:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23471 2024-09-18T04:36:44.323955 application/rdf+xml 17137 2024-09-18T04:36:28.580012 image/jpeg 3080 2024-09-18T04:36:28.527011 image/jpeg 590608 2024-09-18T04:36:27.964059 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 fr.wikipedia