Kings in Exile - Couverture souple

Daudet, Alphonse

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0994430671 ISBN 13 : 9780994430670

Editeur : Michael Walmer, 2023

Synopsis

When republican revolution comes to the kingdom of Illyria, King Christian and Queen Frederique, their young son Zara, and a small retinue of the abandoned court escape to Paris. They set up home there in much reduced, but still elegant, circumstances. Christian is a devotee of pleasure, while Frederique is staunch in her desire to maintain not only royal standards, but their effort to regain their throne. Christian descends into Paris' pleasure pits and seeks only passing joys, while Frederique determinedly schemes for restoration. Only now will the real import of their vividly contrasting personalities come into focus. Trapped in the arms of a deceptive mistress, badly in debt, and imperfectly committed, Christian is asked to lead a counter-revolution - with disastrous results. With all hope of restoration gone, can their marriage survive? Alphonse Daudet masterfully charts this course to disaster with lyric colour, bitter melancholy, and an undertow of passion. This fascinating exposure of the regal and the rotten was first published in 1879.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Originally published in 1890. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Michael Walmer
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0994430671
• ISBN 13: 9780994430670
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 514
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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