Project Gutenberg 2004-12-21 Public domain in the USA. 128 Lemaître, Jules 1853 1914 Lemaitre, Jules Lemaître, François Elie Jules Lemaitre, Francois Elie Jules Les Rois Produced by Mireille Harmelin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Les Rois" by Jules Lemaître is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores themes of monarchy, social change, and familial duty through the story of King Christian XVI of Alfanie, who, due to age and illness, delegates his powers to his son Hermann, experiencing a profound internal struggle concerning his role as a ruler in a changing world. The opening of "Les Rois" sets the stage for a ceremonial event where King Christian XVI announces the delegation of his royal authority to his son Hermann. During this moment, the king reflects on the challenges and transformations facing the monarchy, including rising social discontent and the expectations placed upon his successor. Hermann comes across as a thoughtful yet troubled figure, grappling with the weight of his newfound responsibilities, his contrasting views on governance compared to his traditionalist father, and his attempts to connect with his wife, Princess Wilhelmine. As the ceremony unfolds, familial dynamics and the tension between personal ideals and public duty begin to emerge, suggesting a complex narrative that will explore the interplay between personal conviction and the responsibilities of leadership in a time of societal upheaval. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr French fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Historical Novels Category: French Literature Category: History - Royalty 448484 2025-08-06T09:40:52.824585 text/html 448569 448344 2024-11-06T12:45:31.461283 2023-09-07T03:31:55.808626 text/html text/html 225277 2025-08-06T09:40:59.535542 application/epub+zip 231807 2025-08-06T09:40:54.563571 application/epub+zip 231807 2025-08-06T09:40:53.452548 application/epub+zip 389711 2025-08-06T09:41:03.552538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354770 2025-08-06T09:40:58.877553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336695 2022-09-07T16:14:10.534446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402335 2025-08-06T09:40:52.430589 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 382557 2024-10-28T21:27:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17671 2025-08-06T09:41:03.681507 application/rdf+xml 7957 2025-08-06T09:40:53.979560 image/jpeg 2304 2025-08-06T09:40:53.731552 image/jpeg 219520 2025-08-06T09:40:52.859570 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia