Project Gutenberg 2015-08-22 Public domain in the USA. 201 Schwob, Marcel 1867 1905 Loyson-Bridet Schwob, Mayer André Marcel Schwob, Mayer Andre Marcel Le Roi au Masque d'Or Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Roi_au_masque_d%27or Préface -- Le roi au masque d'or -- La mort d'Odjigh -- L'incendie terrestre -- Les embaumeuses -- La peste -- Les faulx-visaiges -- Les eunuques -- Les Milésiennes -- 52 et 53 Orfila -- Le sabbat de Mofflaines -- La machine a parler -- Blanche la sanglante -- La Grande-Brière -- Les faux-saulniers -- La flûte -- La charrette -- La cité dormante -- Le pays bleu -- Le retour au bercail -- Cruchette -- Bargette. Produced by Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France.) "Le Roi au Masque d'Or" by Marcel Schwob is a novel written in the late 19th century. This intriguing work weaves together themes of identity and concealment, revolving around a royal figure known as the Golden Mask King, who is surrounded by a host of masked characters including priests, jesters, and women, all hiding their true selves. The narrative explores deeper philosophical questions about appearance versus reality as the king grapples with his own hidden truths. The opening of the novel sets a fantastical scene within a dark and tumultuous court, where the masked royalty and their courtiers engage in a surreal interplay of laughter and sorrow. As the king demands to know the cause of a disturbance, a blind beggar enters and unnervingly suggests that the king and his court are not what they seem. The beggar's insight catalyzes an unsettling journey for the king, who becomes obsessed with uncovering his own identity and the faces of those around him. This leads to an anxiety-filled quest to confront hidden truths, culminating in a devastating revelation about his true self that compels him to act out in desperation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Short stories, French French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Nouvelles Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: French Literature 250944 2025-06-20T05:08:34.838468 text/html 229343 2024-10-24T17:54:47 text/html 184976 2025-06-20T05:08:38.475464 application/epub+zip 185620 2025-06-20T05:08:35.499464 application/epub+zip 166117 2025-06-20T05:08:35.160493 application/epub+zip 262375 2025-06-20T05:08:41.085456 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250964 2025-06-20T05:08:38.172475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231702 2022-09-22T14:01:15.892870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237905 2025-06-20T05:08:34.492495 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 218176 2024-10-24T17:54:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17516 2025-06-20T05:08:41.233413 application/rdf+xml 14005 2025-06-20T05:08:35.257524 image/jpeg 2553 2025-06-20T05:08:35.208470 image/jpeg 173965 2025-06-20T05:08:34.868480 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