Project Gutenberg 2015-09-13 Public domain in the USA. 231 Whyte-Melville, G. J. (George John) 1821 1878 Whyte-Melville, George John Melville, G. J. Whyte The Queen's Maries: A Romance of Holyrood Produced by 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) "The Queen's Maries: A Romance of Holyrood" by G. J. Whyte-Melville is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the life and trials of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, and focuses particularly on her group of devoted ladies-in-waiting known as the Maries, who accompany her from France to Scotland. It promises to weave together elements of romance, adventure, and history, centered around the characters' loyalty and the political tumult of the time. At the start of the novel, the narrative unfolds on a chilly autumn night in Calais, where Mary Stuart prepares to leave France, filled with nostalgia for the country she cherishes. The opening describes a bustling scene as various characters interact in a wine shop, including a young archer of the Scottish Body-Guard named Walter Maxwell. The atmosphere is a mixture of revelry and tension as Mary and her ladies prepare to depart amidst impending change. The initial chapters introduce the Queen's Maries, their personalities, and their excitement and trepidation about embarking on this significant journey, highlighting both the emotional stakes and the historical context of Mary Stuart’s reign. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587 -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance Category: Adventure Category: British Literature 952208 2025-07-20T05:48:54.313549 text/html 940057 2024-10-24T18:01:01 text/html 451297 2025-07-20T05:49:03.843485 application/epub+zip 468974 2025-07-20T05:48:55.618581 application/epub+zip 467565 2025-07-20T05:48:54.966578 application/epub+zip 728057 2025-07-20T05:49:10.649454 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 655904 2025-07-20T05:49:03.133493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 654799 2022-09-22T15:16:56.531256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 889794 2025-07-20T05:48:52.939576 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 869792 2024-10-24T18:01:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17618 2025-07-20T05:49:10.781473 application/rdf+xml 11784 2025-07-20T05:48:55.070523 image/jpeg 1860 2025-07-20T05:48:55.019560 image/jpeg 415149 2025-07-20T05:48:54.391598 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