Project Gutenberg 2015-06-28 Public domain in the USA. 135 Ouida 1839 1908 De La Rame, Louisa De la Ramée, Louise De la Ramée, Louisa Uida Ramé, Marie Louise Ramée, Maria Louise De la Ramee, Louise Ramé, Louisa de la Princess Napraxine, Volume 1 (of 3) Produced by MWS, Christopher Wright and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Princess Napraxine, Volume 1" by Ouida is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Princess Nadège Napraxine, a glamorous and beautiful young woman navigating the complexities of high society, wealth, and personal discontent on the French Riviera. The narrative showcases her sharp wit and dissatisfaction with her life, even as she acquires a luxurious villa, La Jacquemerille, which she initially finds unappealing. At the start of the book, we are introduced to La Jacquemerille and its surroundings through Princess Napraxine's eyes as she critiques the villa's architecture and her feelings of disappointment upon seeing it in person. Accompanied by Lady Brancepeth and her husband Prince Napraxine, she expresses her disdain toward the house and her general dissatisfaction with their social environment. The opening chapters also explore her interactions with various characters, including the charming Lord Geraldine and the enigmatic Count Othmar, highlighting themes of social dynamics, egoism, and the allure of wealth amidst existential ennui. Through Nadège’s cynicism and keen observations, the story sets the stage for deeper explorations into the lives of its characters as they confront their desires, relationships, and the constraints of their world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels 486482 2025-07-19T15:45:20.012985 text/html 487270 2024-10-24T17:37:12 text/html 367404 2025-07-19T15:45:26.416923 application/epub+zip 364331 2025-07-19T15:45:21.062024 application/epub+zip 266412 2025-07-19T15:45:20.544012 application/epub+zip 490844 2025-07-19T15:45:30.579983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444113 2025-07-19T15:45:25.781972 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346559 2022-09-22T10:47:03.478591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434055 2025-07-19T15:45:19.201953 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 414066 2024-10-24T17:37:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16892 2025-07-19T15:45:30.753913 application/rdf+xml 15489 2025-07-19T15:45:20.628940 image/jpeg 2402 2025-07-19T15:45:20.586956 image/jpeg 312839 2025-07-19T15:45:20.061976 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