Project Gutenberg 2022-02-06 Public domain in the USA. 260 Meurice, Paul 1820 1905 Meurice, François Paul Meurice, Francois Paul Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Van Meyden, E. Meyden, E. Van The Two Dianas, Volume 1 (of 3) $aUnited States :$bLittle, Brown, and company,$c1894. Wikipedia page on The Two Dianas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Two_Dianas According to Parran, this was written wholly by Paul Meurice, and Dumas was alleged to have confessed that he had not seen it. Translation of 1st part of: Les Deux Diane. Laura Natal Rodrigues (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.) "The Two Dianas, Volume 1 (of 3)" by Alexandre Dumas is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative unfolds during the tumultuous years of the reign of Henri II of France, interweaving real historical figures and events with fictional elements. The central storyline revolves around Gabriel de Montgommery, a young man who discovers his noble lineage, and a young girl named Diane, who faces the challenges of her arranged marriage into the aristocratic world. The opening of the work establishes the historical context, providing insights into the political and social backdrops that will shape the characters’ lives. Gabriel, raised as a commoner by his nurse Aloyse, learns of his true noble identity on his eighteenth birthday. Meanwhile, Diane, a child foundling, is thrust into a life of duty and expectation, having been promised in marriage to the Duc de Castro. The juxtaposition of Gabriel's aspirations for revenge against his father’s enemies and Diane’s sorrow over her forced union lays the groundwork for a story of love, identity, and political intrigue, promising a rich tapestry of emotions and actions in their journeys ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009787259 20211029041253dumas 1894 US Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en France -- History -- Henry II, 1547-1559 -- Fiction Montgomery, Gabriel, comte de, 1530-1574 -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: French Literature 670842 2025-09-26T12:55:13.037923 text/html 651353 2024-10-18T19:12:54 text/html 685814 2025-09-26T12:55:20.481853 application/epub+zip 696640 2025-09-26T12:55:14.243953 application/epub+zip 327607 2025-09-26T12:55:13.645909 application/epub+zip 865428 2025-09-26T12:55:25.106898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 848157 2025-09-26T12:55:19.914913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479511 2022-09-30T09:29:57.127102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 627294 2025-09-26T12:55:11.860908 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 607322 2024-10-18T19:12:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19002 2025-09-26T12:55:25.256851 application/rdf+xml 5481 2025-09-26T12:55:13.768956 image/jpeg 1396 2025-09-26T12:55:13.707894 image/jpeg 651884 2025-09-26T12:55:13.100897 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia fr.wikipedia