Project Gutenberg 2004-09-22 Public domain in the USA. 374 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Mary Stuart Celebrated Crimes Produced by David Widger "Mary Stuart" by Alexandre Dumas is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores the tumultuous life of Mary Stuart, the Queen of Scots, as she navigates the treacherous political intrigues and personal tragedies that ultimately shape her fate and legacy. Dumas presents a richly detailed portrayal of Mary as a tragic heroine, highlighting her struggles with love, power, and betrayal against the backdrop of 16th-century Scotland. At the start of the novel, Dumas sets the stage for Mary's story by delving into the historical context of her lineage and the misfortunes associated with the Stuart name. The narrative begins with Mary's emotional farewell to France as she returns to Scotland, burdened by grief from the recent loss of her loved ones. During her journey, an ominous event occurs—a shipwreck that foreshadows the tragedy that will follow in her life. As Mary arrives in an impoverished Scotland, she clings to her beauty and royal identity while facing immediate challenges, including religious tensions and the complexities of her relationships with influential nobles. Dumas effectively captures her internal conflict and the external pressures she confronts, laying the groundwork for her dramatic rise and fall as a queen. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/2744/2744-rst/images/cover.jpg file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/2744/2744-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 61.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Crime HV Text Crime Nonfiction Category: Historical Novels Category: French Literature 488758 2025-07-02T04:07:28.345096 text/html 492079 2016-11-27T12:19:22 text/html 284174 2025-07-02T04:07:37.500029 application/epub+zip 613355 2025-01-08T01:45:03.520774 application/pdf 520538 2025-01-08T01:44:54.355857 application/pdf 283997 2025-07-02T04:07:31.835049 application/epub+zip 237213 2025-07-02T04:07:29.904107 application/epub+zip 404407 2025-07-02T04:07:41.126061 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380958 2025-07-02T04:07:36.078070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334348 2022-09-02T05:47:15.438610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442459 2025-07-02T04:07:27.912126 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 443299 2016-11-27T12:19:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 438689 2016-11-27T12:19:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 438687 2016-11-27T12:19:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28024 2025-07-02T04:07:41.268024 application/rdf+xml 418213 2025-07-02T04:07:27.711100 text/x-rst 418213 2016-11-27T12:19:18 text/x-rst 413232 2012-02-20T06:40:46 text/x-rst 15387 2025-07-02T04:07:30.446053 image/jpeg 2550 2025-07-02T04:07:30.179091 image/jpeg 162742 2016-11-27T12:19:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 162038 2016-11-27T12:19:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 257474 2016-11-27T12:19:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 242308 2016-11-27T12:19:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 162031 2016-11-27T12:19:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 256588 2025-07-02T04:07:28.383088 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