Project Gutenberg 2014-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 86 Farrar, F. W. (Frederic William) 1831 1903 Farrar, Frederic William Farrar, Frederick William Farrar, Dean (Frederic William) Hope, F. T. L. Farrar, Frederic W. Darkness and Dawn; Or, Scenes in the Days of Nero. An Historic Tale Reading ease score: 67.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Richard Hulse, Shaun Pinder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Darkness and Dawn; Or, Scenes in the Days of Nero. An Historic Tale" by F. W. Farrar is a historical fiction novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative is set during the Roman Empire, particularly in the complex and ruthless days of Emperor Nero, focusing on the dynamics of power, ambition, and the early rise of Christianity. The story centers around the character Agrippina, Nero's ambitious mother, who schemes for her son's ascendancy while navigating the treacherous politics of the imperial court. The opening of the novel introduces readers to the lavish yet sinister Palace of the Cæsars, contrasted sharply with the brutal history of its occupants. The character of Agrippina emerges as a masterful and determined woman whose ambitions are ignited by her lineage and recent marriage to Emperor Claudius. As she reflects on her family's violent past, it becomes clear that Agrippina has little regard for morality, viewing crime as a means to her end. The narrative hints at her manipulative nature as she plans her son Nero's rise to power, displaying a chilling resolve that foreshadows the turbulence of his reign and ensuing atrocities. The opening vividly sets the stage for the intertwining of personal ambition and historical events, framing a narrative that explores the darkness of human ambition against the dawn of a new religious era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Rome -- History -- Nero, 54-68 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1447918 2024-10-20T05:34:54.042101 2023-09-20T15:31:46.315523 text/html text/html 1457361 2014-12-30T19:06:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 625528 2014-12-30T19:06:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 684478 2024-10-20T05:35:12.317518 application/epub+zip 705864 2024-10-20T05:34:56.975124 application/epub+zip 631513 2024-10-20T05:34:55.594105 application/epub+zip 1068306 2024-10-20T05:35:24.192497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1041639 2024-10-20T05:35:10.631561 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 968001 2022-09-21T17:20:05.938807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1298479 2024-10-20T05:34:51.930139 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1298682 2014-12-30T19:06:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 513242 2014-12-30T19:06:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19491 2024-10-20T05:35:24.361471 application/rdf+xml 8281 2024-10-20T05:34:55.756108 image/jpeg 1416 2024-10-20T05:34:55.674133 image/jpeg 642797 2024-10-20T05:34:54.162148 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