Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 49 Ebers, Georg 1837 1898 Ebers, Georg Moritz Ebers, George Moritz Bell, Clara 1834 1927 A Thorny Path — Volume 08 Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. This eBook was produced by David Widger "A Thorny Path — Volume 08" by Georg Ebers is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. This volume continues the saga of Melissa, a young woman caught in the turbulent events of her time, where she grapples with her emotions and the political machinations surrounding her impending union with the powerful Emperor Caracalla. The narrative explores themes of love, loyalty, and the struggle for personal agency in a world rife with tyranny and moral ambiguity. The opening of the book presents Melissa receiving the news that her father and brother have returned from slavery, a moment filled with hope that quickly dims as her brother Philip's poor health reveals the consequences of their ordeal. As Melissa navigates the complexities of her family’s reunion, she also contemplates her fate as a potential bride to Caesar amidst her deep affection for Diodoros, her true love. Her emotional turmoil escalates when she learns of her father's rising status and Caracalla's ruthless intentions. The gravity of her situation is compounded by the pressure to conform to the expectations of her father's newfound honor as senator, juxtaposed with her commitment to Diodoros, exploring the tension between personal desires and societal obligations in a turbulent historical landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Egypt -- History -- 30 B.C.-640 A.D. -- Fiction German fiction -- Translations into English PT Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 140352 140279 2024-10-03T05:37:49.761562 2023-10-03T05:44:19.973491 text/html text/html 140345 140272 2024-10-03T05:37:49.987555 2023-10-03T05:44:20.117475 text/html text/html 127489 2024-10-03T05:37:55.761507 application/epub+zip 128307 2024-10-03T05:37:52.910558 application/epub+zip 109943 2024-10-03T05:37:51.716558 application/epub+zip 245778 2024-10-03T05:37:57.892496 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235297 2024-10-03T05:37:55.080510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188143 2022-09-03T07:44:40.573624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126279 126257 2024-10-03T05:37:49.479534 2023-10-03T05:44:19.803475 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 121339 2020-12-28T22:44:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48090 2020-12-28T22:44:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20259 2024-10-03T05:37:58.023493 application/rdf+xml 13831 2024-10-03T05:37:52.287521 image/jpeg 3914 2024-10-03T05:37:52.015533 image/jpeg 126187 2024-10-03T05:37:50.000556 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 de.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia