Project Gutenberg 2009-03-07 Public domain in the USA. 175 Lee, Vernon 1856 1935 Paget, Violet The Countess of Albany Produced by Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "The Countess of Albany" by Vernon Lee is a historical novel likely written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around Louise of Stolberg, a young woman who marries Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, whose life is marked by romantic aspirations overshadowed by tragedy and disillusionment. The story explores themes of identity, societal expectations, and the complexities of an ill-fated marriage. At the start of the novel, set during Holy Week in 1772, the beautiful Louise travels through Italy, filled with excitement and anxiety as she approaches her wedding to Charles Edward, the Young Pretender. Despite her initial romantic notions about her future husband, she soon grapples with the stark reality of her situation as she meets a man who has significantly changed from his youthful glory. Their marriage is depicted as a desperate alliance, complicated by Charles's excessive drinking and abusive behavior, which brings hardship and emotional turmoil to Louise. The complexity of their relationship unfolds against the backdrop of 18th-century social conventions and the intricate political landscape of their time, setting the tone for the intimate struggles that define their lives together. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 39.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Albany, Louise Maximiliane Caroline Emanuele, Princess of Stolberg-Gedern, calling herself Countess of, 1752-1824 DA Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: British Literature 417220 2025-08-11T13:49:43.219618 text/html 413654 2009-03-07T10:37:38 text/html 698418 2025-08-11T13:49:49.931555 application/epub+zip 699679 2025-08-11T13:49:45.121583 application/epub+zip 231368 2025-08-11T13:49:43.940605 application/epub+zip 883298 2025-08-11T13:49:53.742584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 860724 2025-08-11T13:49:48.940568 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351561 2022-09-13T08:00:03.805934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397257 2025-08-11T13:49:42.761583 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 397132 2009-03-07T10:37:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 397140 2009-03-07T10:37:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20377 2025-08-11T13:49:53.877597 application/rdf+xml 13976 2025-08-11T13:49:44.431586 image/jpeg 3979 2025-08-11T13:49:44.181591 image/jpeg 152417 2009-03-07T10:37:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 616073 2009-03-07T10:37:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 152304 2009-03-07T10:37:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 683277 2025-08-11T13:49:43.269580 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