Project Gutenberg 2019-05-06 Public domain in the USA. 194 Dery, Desiderius George 1867 16014563 Under the Big Dipper E-text prepared by David E. Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Under the Big Dipper" by Desiderius George Dery is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces the complex backdrop of India, highlighting themes of ambition, despair, and the struggle against fate, as it follows a young prince facing illness and the weight of his past mistakes. The narrative opens with a focus on the deteriorating condition of a young man, who, accompanied by a concerned guardian, reflects on his choices and the shadows of a royal lineage burdened by turmoil. The beginning of the book paints a vivid picture of this young prince's life and the imminent challenges he faces as he lies sick in a small, squalid dwelling. We learn about his connections to Count Rondell, his guardian, who is deeply troubled by the prince's fate. As the Count witnesses the young man's declining health, he struggles with his own emotions, recalling the prince's past—a life led astray by a treacherous love that ultimately derailed his prospects and led him to this tragic point. This opening segment sets a somber tone, focusing on themes of love, loss, and the heavier burdens of royalty, while foreshadowing the impending chaos in both their lives due to the political upheavals in Roumelia. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Princesses -- Fiction Balkan Peninsula -- Fiction Diplomats -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 744643 2025-06-23T14:51:31.980864 text/html 771969 2019-05-06T17:18:01 text/html 515127 2025-06-23T14:51:42.172305 application/epub+zip 511072 2025-06-23T14:51:33.576359 application/epub+zip 400311 2025-06-23T14:51:32.740830 application/epub+zip 690154 2025-06-23T14:51:48.482301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 631471 2025-06-23T14:51:41.412299 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 521211 2022-09-26T23:40:30.049248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 697115 2025-06-23T14:51:30.715866 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 697090 2020-06-15T04:08:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18794 2025-06-23T14:51:48.640255 application/rdf+xml 19761 2025-06-23T14:51:32.861850 image/jpeg 2596 2025-06-23T14:51:32.802844 image/jpeg 268559 2020-06-15T04:08:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 470263 2019-05-06T17:20:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 519500 2025-06-23T14:51:32.061864 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