Project Gutenberg 2014-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 770 Farrar, F. W. (Frederic William) 1831 1903 Farrar, Frederic William Farrar, Frederick William Farrar, Dean (Frederic William) Hope, F. T. L. Farrar, Frederic W. Darkness and Dawn; Or, Scenes in the Days of Nero. An Historic Tale Produced by Richard Hulse, Shaun Pinder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Darkness and Dawn; Or, Scenes in the Days of Nero. An Historic Tale" by F. W. Farrar is a historical fiction novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative is set during the Roman Empire, particularly in the complex and ruthless days of Emperor Nero, focusing on the dynamics of power, ambition, and the early rise of Christianity. The story centers around the character Agrippina, Nero's ambitious mother, who schemes for her son's ascendancy while navigating the treacherous politics of the imperial court. The opening of the novel introduces readers to the lavish yet sinister Palace of the Cæsars, contrasted sharply with the brutal history of its occupants. The character of Agrippina emerges as a masterful and determined woman whose ambitions are ignited by her lineage and recent marriage to Emperor Claudius. As she reflects on her family's violent past, it becomes clear that Agrippina has little regard for morality, viewing crime as a means to her end. The narrative hints at her manipulative nature as she plans her son Nero's rise to power, displaying a chilling resolve that foreshadows the turbulence of his reign and ensuing atrocities. The opening vividly sets the stage for the intertwining of personal ambition and historical events, framing a narrative that explores the darkness of human ambition against the dawn of a new religious era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Rome -- History -- Nero, 54-68 -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels 1448093 2025-08-19T09:02:00.233002 text/html 1436924 2024-10-24T13:36:35 text/html 684570 2025-08-19T09:02:16.789892 application/epub+zip 705854 2025-08-19T09:02:02.912003 application/epub+zip 631504 2025-08-19T09:02:01.592983 application/epub+zip 1068229 2025-08-19T09:02:27.511326 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1041737 2025-08-19T09:02:15.316931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 968001 2022-09-21T17:20:05.938807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1298313 2025-08-19T09:01:58.619993 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1278364 2024-10-24T13:36:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16452 2025-08-19T09:02:27.675353 application/rdf+xml 8281 2025-08-19T09:02:01.751986 image/jpeg 1416 2025-08-19T09:02:01.674965 image/jpeg 642850 2025-08-19T09:02:00.352960 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