Project Gutenberg 2016-12-27 Public domain in the USA. 164 Johnston, Mary 1870 1936 The Goddess of Reason: A Drama in Five Acts E-text prepared by Richard Tonsing, MFR, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Goddess of Reason: A Drama in Five Acts" by Mary Johnston is a historical drama written in the early 20th century. Set during the tumultuous era of the French Revolution, the play explores themes of class struggle, loyalty, and the complexities of power dynamics between nobles and peasants. The narrative centers around René-Amaury de Vardes, the new Baron of Morbec, and the struggle between his noble lineage and the revolutionary fervor of his peasant subjects, particularly focusing on a character named Yvette, who embodies the passions and resentments of the oppressed. The opening of the drama introduces a luxurious yet decaying world, where Rémond Lalain, a Deputy, seeks an audience with Baron René de Vardes, who has just inherited the château following his cousin’s death. As discussions unfold among the guests about the political turmoil and peasant uprisings, hints of discontent among the lower classes become evident. Lalain’s fervor for revolutionary ideals clashes with the grandeur and entitlement represented by the nobility. The narrative also introduces Yvette, a peasant girl, believed to have a significant role in the unfolding revolution, as she grapples with her identity and feelings toward her noble oppressor. This opening sets the stage for the characters' conflicts and the larger societal struggles that will permeate the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 96.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Drama PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: French Literature 764218 2025-07-21T11:34:29.842041 text/html 816182 2024-10-23T01:33:25 text/html 1205191 2025-07-21T11:34:50.402390 application/epub+zip 1214625 2025-07-21T11:34:32.863004 application/epub+zip 196599 2025-07-21T11:34:31.309035 application/epub+zip 1490663 2025-07-21T11:34:58.352363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1377161 2025-07-21T11:34:48.474438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361454 2022-09-24T13:31:06.350664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312648 2025-07-21T11:34:24.466087 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 292660 2024-10-23T01:33:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17402 2025-07-21T11:34:58.530413 application/rdf+xml 25714 2025-07-21T11:34:31.557002 image/jpeg 3151 2025-07-21T11:34:31.437984 image/jpeg 1133409 2025-07-21T11:34:29.906044 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