Project Gutenberg 2012-08-23 Public domain in the USA. 180 Hope, Anthony 1863 1933 Hawkins, Anthony Hope Van Schaick, S. W. (Stephen Wilson) 1920 Schaick, S. W. van (Stephen Wilson) Van Schaick, Stephen Wilson Vanschaick, Stephen W. (Stephen Wilson) The Chronicles of Count Antonio E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://archive.org/details/americana) "The Chronicles of Count Antonio" by Anthony Hope is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. It follows Count Antonio of Monte Velluto, who becomes an outlaw after defying Duke Valentine, the ruler of Firmola, in a quest for love and justice. The narrative weaves themes of loyalty, rebellion, and the intertwining of romantic love with political intrigue. At the start of the novel, Count Antonio approaches Duke Valentine to seek permission to marry Lady Lucia, a ward of the Duke. However, the Duke has other plans, promising the lady to a favored suitor, Lord Robert de Beauregard. Defiant and deeply in love, Antonio's rejection of the Duke's authority sets off a chain of events that lead to his outlaw status. The opening chapters establish a tense atmosphere filled with political manipulation, personal betrayal, and foreshadow a gripping conflict as Antonio, fueled by love and loyalty, prepares to confront the Duke's tyranny. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40570/40570-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Love stories Italy -- Fiction Adventure stories Nobility -- Fiction Outlaws -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance Category: Adventure Category: British Literature 381363 2025-06-16T13:25:12.223435 text/html 379752 2012-08-23T17:31:24 text/html 632868 2025-06-16T13:25:16.881422 application/epub+zip 637138 2025-06-16T13:25:13.024436 application/epub+zip 203676 2025-06-16T13:25:12.620455 application/epub+zip 743942 2025-06-16T13:25:20.195956 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 726251 2025-06-16T13:25:16.489425 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293723 2022-09-18T14:52:08.128416 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366257 2023-09-17T15:06:02.001352 text/plain 17156 2025-06-16T13:25:20.353938 application/rdf+xml 21485 2025-06-16T13:25:12.706439 image/jpeg 2840 2025-06-16T13:25:12.662448 image/jpeg 581316 2025-06-16T13:25:12.273463 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