Project Gutenberg 2014-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 153 Maeterlinck, Maurice 1862 1949 Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander 1865 1921 Mattos, Alexander Teixeira de De Mattos, Alexander Teixeira Mattos, Alexander Teixera de Mattos, Alexander Teixeria de Mattos, Alexander Louis Teixeira de 18019907 The Burgomaster of Stilemonde: A Play in Three Acts Produced by Mark C. Orton, Carolyn Jablonski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Burgomaster of Stilemonde: A Play in Three Acts" by Maurice Maeterlinck is a dramatic play written during the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of World War I, the story revolves around the moral dilemmas faced by a burgomaster of a small Belgian town as German soldiers invade. The central theme touches on the conflict between duty and survival, as characters navigate personal and national loyalties within the chaos of war. The play unfolds in three acts, illustrating the intense emotional struggle of Cyrille Van Belle, the burgomaster, who is faced with the impending execution of an innocent man in order to satisfy the occupying German forces following the murder of a lieutenant. As pressure mounts, he must grapple with the consequences of his decisions for his family—his daughter Isabelle and son Floris—as well as the townsfolk. The narrative highlights the tensions between personal sacrifice, honor, and the moral constraints enforced by wartime authority, culminating in a poignant climax that unveils themes of heroism, loyalty, and the tragic cost of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Drama PQ Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: History - Modern (1750+) 184870 2025-07-19T08:52:27.978774 text/html 165620 2024-10-24T13:36:42 text/html 136256 2025-07-19T08:52:32.301745 application/epub+zip 136962 2025-07-19T08:52:28.715762 application/epub+zip 117957 2025-07-19T08:52:28.327761 application/epub+zip 202191 2025-07-19T08:52:34.432735 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175135 2025-07-19T08:52:31.921726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156739 2022-09-21T17:21:47.817620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126398 2025-07-19T08:52:27.231780 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 106391 2024-10-24T13:36:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18505 2025-07-19T08:52:34.566714 application/rdf+xml 14750 2025-07-19T08:52:28.419769 image/jpeg 2398 2025-07-19T08:52:28.372803 image/jpeg 118983 2025-07-19T08:52:27.994762 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 en.wikipedia