Project Gutenberg 2013-05-21 Public domain in the USA. 269 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Williams, Henry Llewellyn 1842 Williams, H. L. (Henry Llewellyn) Williams, Llew Mizzen, Matt Mizen, Mat La comtesse de Charny. English The Countess of Charny; or, The Execution of King Louis XVI Produced by Veronika Redfern, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Countess of Charny; or, The Execution of King Louis XVI" by Alexandre Dumas is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The work explores themes of love, loyalty, and political intrigue during the turbulent times surrounding the French Revolution. Key characters include the Countess of Charny, a noblewoman caught in the chaos of the Revolution, and her husband, Count George, alongside other political figures of the era, such as King Louis XVI and various factions involved in the revolutionary movement. At the start of the narrative, we are transported to October 1, 1791, as the new Legislative Assembly of France is set to begin its sessions amidst rising political tensions. King Louis XVI and his family are held captive in the Tuileries Palace, grappling with the precariousness of their situation. Among the assembly's members are diverse individuals from various societal sectors, including the peasant François Billet, who harbors personal grievances against the nobility due to past injustices. The chapter introduces a web of relationships and conflicts that connect the characters, notably the strained marriage between the Count and Countess of Charny, which is paralleled by younger characters like the loyal peasant lad Ange Pitou, revealing personal struggles against the backdrop of the broader societal upheaval. This sets the stage for an exploration of love, treachery, and loyalty during a critical period in French history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42757/42757-h/images/th_cover.jpg Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Fiction Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793 -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: French Literature 465095 2025-07-17T09:13:25.658917 text/html 450935 2024-10-23T15:55:51 text/html 654632 2025-07-17T09:13:33.661778 application/epub+zip 658053 2025-07-17T09:13:27.148807 application/epub+zip 224449 2025-07-17T09:13:26.194835 application/epub+zip 976353 2025-07-17T09:13:38.572797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 923643 2025-07-17T09:13:32.599791 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330948 2022-09-19T14:07:28.718391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413497 2023-09-18T13:23:12.543684 text/plain 393498 2024-10-23T15:55:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18180 2025-07-17T09:13:38.724787 application/rdf+xml 9578 2025-07-17T09:13:26.291809 image/jpeg 2474 2025-07-17T09:13:26.244807 image/jpeg 625160 2025-07-17T09:13:25.711871 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