Temporal Power: A Study in Supremacy by Marie Corelli

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/6921.html.images 1.3 MB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/6921.epub3.images 579 kB Send
to
kindle
email:

EPUB (older E-readers) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/6921.epub.images 602 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/6921.epub.noimages 576 kB
Kindle https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/6921.kf8.images 998 kB
older Kindles https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/6921.kindle.images 938 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/6921.txt.utf-8 1.1 MB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/6921/pg6921-h.zip 564 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924
Title Temporal Power: A Study in Supremacy
Note Reading ease score: 68.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits Text file produced by Charles Adarondo and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team
HTML file produced by David Widger
Summary "Temporal Power: A Study in Supremacy" by Marie Corelli is a philosophical novel written during the late 19th century. The book explores themes of power, monarchy, and the nature of humanity through the contemplation of a king who wrestles with the burdens of his royal duties and the expectations placed upon him by society. Central to the opening portion is the character of a king who reflects on the contradictions inherent in human life, the responsibilities of leadership, and the sacrifices demanded by position and privilege. At the start of the novel, the king sits alone in a palace, observing the beauty of nature while grappling with deep thoughts about his existence and role as a ruler. He recalls poignant memories, including his tumultuous feelings surrounding love and duty. The conversation he has with his tutor reflects a youthful curiosity about power and supremacy, questioning the very nature of kingship. This leads to an exploration of the king's dissatisfaction with the superficial trappings of power and the painful awareness of his own loneliness. The opening highlights the tension between personal desire and public duty, setting the stage for the king's resolve to break free from the constraints of conventional royal life in favor of a more authentic existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Religious fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 6921
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Feb 26, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 104 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!