Author: Alexandre DumasPublisher:
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Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Joanna of Naples. The man in the iron mask. Martin Guerre
Author: Alexandre DumasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Celebrated Crimes
Author: Pere Alexandre DumasPublisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN: 9781404311275
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Joan of Naples. The man in the iron mask. Martin Guerre
Author: Alexandre DumasCelebrated Crimes: Joanna of Naples. The man in the iron mask. Martin Guerre
Author: Alexandre DumasPublisher:
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Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 344
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v. 6. Joan of Naples. The man in the iron mask. Martin Guerre
Author: Alexandre DumasJoan of Naples
Author: Alexandre DumasPublisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN: 9781437896992
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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In the night of the 15th of January 1343, while the inhabitants of Naples lay wrapped in peaceful slumber, they were suddenly awakened by the bells of the three hundred churches that this thrice blessed capital contains. In the midst of the disturbance caused by so rude a call the first bought in the mind of all was that the town was on fire, or that the army of some enemy had mysteriously landed under cover of night and could put the citizens to the edge of the sword. But the doleful, intermittent sounds of all these fills, which disturbed the silence at regular and distant intervals, were an invitation to the faithful pray for a passing soul, and it was soon evident that no disaster threatened the town, but that the king alone was in danger. Indeed, it had been plain for several days past that the greatest uneasiness prevailed in Castel Nuovo; the officers of the crown were assembled regularly twice a day, and persons of importance, whose right it was to make their way into the king's apartments, came out evidently bowed down with grief. But although the king's death was regarded as a misfortune that nothing could avert, yet the whole town, on learning for certain of the approach of his last hour, was affected with a sincere grief, easily understood when one learns that the man about to die, after a reign of thirty-three years, eight months, and a few days, was Robert of Anjou, the most wise, just, and glorious king who had ever sat on the throne of Sicily. And so he carried with him to the tomb the eulogies and regrets of all his subjects. Soldiers would speak with enthusiasm of the long wars he had waged with Frederic and Peter of Aragon, against Henry VII and Louis ofBavaria; and felt their hearts beat high, remembering the glories of campaigns in Lombardy and Tuscany; priests would gratefully extol his constant defence of the papacy against Ghibelline attacks, and the founding of convents, hospitals, and churches throughout his kingdom; in the world of letters he was regarded as the most learned king in Christendom; Petrarch, indeed, would receive the poet's crown from no other hand, and had spent three consecutive days answering all the questions that Robert had deigned to ask him on every topic of human knowledge. The men of law, astonished by the wisdom of those laws which now enriched the Neapolitan code, had dubbed him the Solomon of their day; the nobles applauded him for protecting their ancient privileges, and the people were eloquent of his clemency, piety, and mildness. In a word, priests and soldiers, philosophers and poets, nobles and peasants, trembled when they thought that the government was to fall into the hands of a foreigner and of a young girl, recalling those words of Robert, who, as he followed in the funeral train of Charles, his only son, turned as he reached the threshold of the church and sobbingly exclaimed to his barons about him, "This day the crown has fallen from my head: alas for me! alas for you!"
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 6
Author: Alexandre DumasPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780267562541
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Excerpt from Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 6: Joan of Naples; The Man in the Iron Mask; Martin Guerre Nuovo; the officers of the crown were assembled regularly twice a day, and persons of importance, whose right it was to make their way into the king's apartments, came out evidently bowed down with grief. But although the king's death was regarded as a misfortune that nothing could avert, yet the whole town, on learning for certain of the approach of his last hour, was affected with a sincere grief, easily understood when one learns that the man about to die, after a reign of thirty three years, eight months, and a few days, was Robert of Anjou, the most wise, just, and glorious king who had ever sat on the throne of Sicily. And so he carried with him to the tomb the eulogies and regrets of all his subjects. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Joanna of Naples. The man in the iron mask. Martin Guerre
Author: Alexandre DumasPublisher:
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Category : Criminals
Languages : en
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The Celebrated Crimes of History: Joanna of Naples. The man in the iron mask. Martin Guerre
Author: Alexandre DumasPublisher:
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Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Celebrated Crimes: Man In The Iron Mask, Joan Of Naples, Guerre
Author: Alexandre DumasPublisher: Quiet Vision Pub
ISBN: 9781576468067
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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