Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 117 Maquet, Auguste 1813 1888 La belle Gabrielle — Tome 2 Produced by Distributed Proofreaders Europe, http://dp.rastko.net Project by Carlo Traverso and Josette Harmelin This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "La belle Gabrielle — Tome 2" by Auguste Maquet is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. This installment likely explores the life and challenges of Gabrielle, entwined with themes of political intrigue and romantic entanglements during a tumultuous period in French history. The narrative introduces several characters, including Henri IV and the devoted young men surrounding the main female figures, emphasizing the interplay of love, loyalty, and ambition. At the start of the book, the setting is established during a significant event in France on July 25, 1593, as the populace is rallying to witness King Henri IV's conversion to Catholicism at Saint-Denis. The excitement is palpable, as couriers inform eager crowds, and despite prohibitory orders, many audacious citizens venture out to attend the ceremony. Among the characters are M. d'Entragues, a proud father, and La Ramée, who displays evident disdain for the royal conversion. A subplot concerning Henriette, M. d'Entragues’s daughter, reveals her beauty and the attention she garners, along with hints of an unrequited love from La Ramée towards her. The opening creates a vivid scene filled with anticipation, highlighting the dynamics between the court characters, their desires, and the looming events that will intertwine their fates in a dramatic exploration of love, loyalty, and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: French Literature 715599 2025-08-05T08:57:04.607604 text/html 715766 715479 2024-11-05T10:39:15.788701 2023-10-05T10:16:12.548486 text/html text/html 322366 2025-08-05T08:57:14.945633 application/epub+zip 334310 2025-08-05T08:57:06.785620 application/epub+zip 334310 2025-08-05T08:57:05.492635 application/epub+zip 607880 2025-08-05T08:57:20.897605 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564009 2025-08-05T08:57:14.084647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520905 2022-09-06T04:28:24.887301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616866 2025-08-05T08:57:03.838653 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 596877 2024-10-28T18:50:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17698 2025-08-05T08:57:21.040524 application/rdf+xml 13096 2025-08-05T08:57:05.991649 image/jpeg 3759 2025-08-05T08:57:05.741685 image/jpeg 316248 2025-08-05T08:57:04.664648 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia