Project Gutenberg 2005-07-31 Public domain in the USA. 400 Dryden, John 1631 1700 Scott, Walter 1771 1832 Scott, Sir Walter Malagrowther, Malachi Cleishbotham, Jedediah Templeton, Laurence The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 The Duke of Guise Albion and Albanius Don Sebastian Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Fred Robinson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Fred Robinson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07" is a collection of dramatic works written during the early 19th century. This volume includes plays such as "The Duke of Guise," a tragedy that explores the political intrigues of the time, depicting characters embroiled in the struggles for power and influence in France. The themes of loyalty, ambition, and the complexities of human emotions are likely central to the narratives captured within this edition. The opening of this volume introduces "The Duke of Guise," framing it against the tumultuous backdrop of Charles the Second's reign, where the stage was a battleground for competing political factions. The narrative begins with the Council of Sixteen discussing the plotting against the king and the Duke of Guise's ambitions—a character who aspires to seize power amidst the chaos. Key themes established in this portion involve political betrayal, rebellion, and the moral ambiguities involved in the pursuit of power, as characters like Guise and his allies maneuver through treachery while balancing their personal desires and loyalty to their cause. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English literature PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 927659 2025-08-07T06:54:41.752321 text/html 951829 2020-12-12T07:40:27 text/html 431777 2025-08-07T06:55:02.731209 application/epub+zip 443359 2025-08-07T06:54:47.967285 application/epub+zip 396007 2025-08-07T06:54:45.351249 application/epub+zip 913398 2025-08-07T06:55:10.996173 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 856311 2025-08-07T06:55:00.157210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 628545 2022-09-08T05:11:44.008242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 754464 2025-08-07T06:54:38.744308 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 754134 2020-12-12T07:40:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 754175 2020-12-12T07:40:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21131 2025-08-07T06:55:11.166148 application/rdf+xml 24926 2025-08-07T06:54:45.982264 image/jpeg 4524 2025-08-07T06:54:45.674254 image/jpeg 295993 2020-12-12T07:40:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 321717 2020-12-12T07:40:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 295854 2020-12-12T07:40:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 421588 2025-08-07T06:54:41.822280 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 en.wikipedia