Project Gutenberg 2004-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 211 Hawkesworth, John 1714 1773 Hawkesworth, Dr. Almoran and Hamet: An Oriental Tale Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almoran_and_Hamet E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Leah Moser, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Almoran and Hamet: An Oriental Tale" by John Hawkesworth is a novel written during the early 18th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of a royal court in Persia, focusing on the complex relationship between two twin brothers, Almoran and Hamet, who are both sons of King Solyman. As they navigate their contrasting personalities and aspirations in the wake of their father's death, themes of power, jealousy, and virtue emerge, setting the stage for a tale of conflict and ambition. At the start of the novel, we witness the stark differences between the twin brothers as they grapple with their shared inheritance. Almoran is portrayed as haughty and pleasure-seeking, eagerly anticipating the power that comes with becoming king, while Hamet, in contrast, is depicted as humble and virtuous, seeking happiness through moral integrity and a deeper connection to his faith. Following their father's demise, the brothers' feelings of joy and grief reveal their conflicting values—Almoran's eagerness to seize power juxtaposed against Hamet's sorrowful introspection about mortality and fate. As tensions rise, their fates become increasingly intertwined, ultimately positioning them on a collision course that will test their character and resolve in the face of ambition and rivalry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 46.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. en English fiction -- 18th century PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 272894 2025-10-06T07:58:52.679417 text/html 250636 2024-10-28T21:02:52 text/html 170363 2025-10-06T07:59:00.224393 application/epub+zip 174496 2025-10-06T07:58:56.045409 application/epub+zip 157473 2025-10-06T07:58:54.820399 application/epub+zip 384302 2025-10-06T07:59:03.057392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350150 2025-10-06T07:58:59.450393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285680 2022-09-07T14:08:24.206975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220534 2025-10-06T07:58:52.156427 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 200657 2024-10-28T21:02:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16341 2025-10-06T07:59:03.184354 application/rdf+xml 17529 2025-10-06T07:58:55.330405 image/jpeg 4045 2025-10-06T07:58:55.072401 image/jpeg 173852 2025-10-06T07:58:52.699433 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