Project Gutenberg 2022-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 97 Sabatini, Rafael 1875 1950 Sabatini, R. Kupiainen, Alpo 1888 1937 St. Martin's summer. Finnish Kuningattaren lähetti $aFinland :$bArvi A. Karisto Oy,$c1923,reprint 1973. Tapio Riikonen "Kuningattaren lähetti" by Rafael Sabatini is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The book centers around the character of de Garnache, a royal envoy sent by the queen, as he navigates court intrigues and the complications surrounding a noblewoman named Valérie de La Vauvraye. The narrative unfolds with themes of loyalty, desire, and the tension of power dynamics within the French aristocracy. The beginning of the story introduces the complacent yet ambitious regional governor, Count de Tressan, who is unexpectedly interrupted in his work by a visit from the proud widow marchioness of Condillac, revealing the tension between duty and personal motives. As the plot thickens, de Garnache arrives on the scene, tasked with rescuing Valérie from the clutches of her powerful relatives. This initial confrontation establishes the power struggle and sets the stage for ensuing conflicts as characters reveal their true intentions and loyalties are tested, hinting at an adventure that melds romance with political maneuvering. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220408045619sabatini 1923 FI Reading ease score: 42.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Inheritance and succession -- Fiction France -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Nobility -- France -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance Category: Adventure 370124 2025-07-27T04:41:21.301958 text/html 369939 369885 2024-12-28T05:06:52.480396 2023-09-29T06:12:48.201215 text/html text/html 199571 2025-07-27T04:41:27.627950 application/epub+zip 204677 2025-07-27T04:41:23.256922 application/epub+zip 204676 2025-07-27T04:41:22.008034 application/epub+zip 392084 2025-07-27T04:41:30.855426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373378 2025-07-27T04:41:26.924917 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347677 2022-09-30T14:33:02.578925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331376 2025-07-27T04:41:20.915944 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 311562 2024-10-18T21:02:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18225 2025-07-27T04:41:31.013396 application/rdf+xml 14748 2025-07-27T04:41:22.597957 image/jpeg 3771 2025-07-27T04:41:22.260931 image/jpeg 199836 2025-07-27T04:41:21.336952 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 fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia