Project Gutenberg 2013-11-21 Public domain in the USA. 54 James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) 1860 James, George Payne Rainsford Richelieu: A Tale of France, v. 1/3 Produced by sp1nd, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Richelieu: A Tale of France, v. 1/3" by G. P. R. James is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. The narrative is centered around Cardinal Richelieu, exploring the tumultuous political landscape of France during the latter years of Louis XIII's reign. As the story unfolds, it delves into themes of power, ambition, and the intricate dynamics between key figures in the court, highlighting Richelieu's rise to power amidst conflict. The opening of the novel sets up the narrative by introducing the historical context of the time, detailing the political intrigues that led to the Cardinal's dominance and the challenges he faced. It begins amidst the chaos of civil war and personal ambitions, focusing on key players like Louis XIII, Mary de Medicis, and Richelieu himself, while hinting at the struggles that would ensue. The story quickly transitions to a forest scene, where a wounded young count, Claude de Blenau, is introduced following an ambush coordinated against him. This encounter between highborn characters and lower-class figures like the woodman, Philip, establishes the multi-layered social dynamics that characterizes the narrative, drawing readers into a world fraught with danger, deception, and the quest for power. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44252/44252-h/images/cover.jpg en Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, duc de, 1585-1642 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 346329 346338 2024-09-18T13:52:37.174005 2023-09-19T09:32:45.895845 text/html text/html 349250 2021-01-25T09:40:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 199791 2021-01-25T09:40:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 206460 2024-09-18T13:52:41.836003 application/epub+zip 211365 2024-09-18T13:52:37.920017 application/epub+zip 198536 2024-09-18T13:52:37.542007 application/epub+zip 326678 2024-09-18T13:52:45.213013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297475 2024-09-18T13:52:41.467001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284349 2022-09-20T07:49:08.521184 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319161 318966 2024-09-18T13:52:36.660014 2023-09-19T09:32:45.275837 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 318995 2013-11-21T14:15:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 121965 2013-11-21T14:15:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 318987 2013-11-21T14:15:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121885 2013-11-21T14:15:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20072 2024-09-18T13:52:45.531971 application/rdf+xml 23788 2024-09-18T13:52:37.621017 image/jpeg 4015 2024-09-18T13:52:37.582008 image/jpeg 201444 2024-09-18T13:52:37.207023 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