Project Gutenberg 2004-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 292 Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron 1803 1873 Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton, 1st Baron Bulwer, Edward Lytton Lytton, Edward Bulwer Calderon the Courtier, a Tale Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Widger "Calderon the Courtier, a Tale" by Edward Bulwer Lytton is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. Set in the court of Philip III of Spain, the story unfolds against a backdrop of political intrigue, ambition, and the complexities of personal relationships. The central character, Roderigo Calderon, is a cunning and ambitious courtier who rises from humble beginnings to become a powerful figure at the Spanish court, engaging in manipulation and deception to maintain his influence. The opening of "Calderon the Courtier" introduces a world of courtly tensions, where power struggles are rife among nobles and intrigues abound. We meet Calderon, who has gained significant favor with the king and has a complicated relationship with both the Duke of Lerma and the Duke d'Uzeda. The narrative quickly sets up Calderon's entanglements with a young nobleman, Don Martin Fonseca, who seeks Calderon's assistance in winning the heart of Beatriz Coello, a novice with a troubled past. As Calderon navigates the treacherous waters of political schemes and personal alliances, the stage is set for conflicts that will challenge loyalty, love, and ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Calderón, Rodrigo, -1621 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 167348 167246 2025-04-04T10:11:09.413323 2023-10-05T03:53:17.501939 text/html text/html 169224 2021-01-26T16:56:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 59749 2021-01-26T16:56:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 131894 2025-04-04T10:11:15.363322 application/epub+zip 133862 2025-04-04T10:11:12.367341 application/epub+zip 124412 2025-04-04T10:11:11.214322 application/epub+zip 273118 2025-04-04T10:11:17.697304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257355 2025-04-04T10:11:14.672349 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215569 2022-09-05T05:15:54.417882 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143754 142284 2025-04-04T10:11:09.025366 2023-10-05T03:53:17.234943 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 143604 2016-08-28T14:08:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 56468 2016-08-28T14:10:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 142045 2009-03-17T11:38:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56213 2009-03-17T11:38:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21329 2025-04-04T10:11:17.905303 application/rdf+xml 14020 2025-04-04T10:11:11.742346 image/jpeg 3518 2025-04-04T10:11:11.477353 image/jpeg 129544 2025-04-04T10:11:09.427381 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