Project Gutenberg 2023-01-27 Public domain in the USA. 194 Capes, Bernard 1854 1918 Capes, B. E. J. Capes, Bernard Edward Joseph The extraordinary confessions of Diana Please $aUnited Kingdom :$bMETHUEN & CO.,$c1904. an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer "The Extraordinary Confessions of Diana Please" by Bernard Capes is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the life of its main character, Diana Rosemonde de St. Croix, a spirited young girl who reflects on her tumultuous existence filled with strange encounters, abduction, and personal growth. The narrative is presented as a memoir dictated by Diana to her friend, the Marquis de C----, as she recounts her adventures and the complexities of her relationships. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Diana's perspective, which is laced with wit and a touch of defiance. We learn about her whimsical views on age and her lineage—born to a beautiful mother and an aristocratic father, yet raised in a confusing world after her mother's retreat into a convent. The opening chapters set the stage for her tumultuous escapades, including her encounters with various characters, her adventures with a sweep, and her evolving sense of self as she navigates through romantic notions and harsh realities of life. The tone is both charming and reflective, promising a journey through Diana's extraordinary experiences that explore themes of identity and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/12142685 20230124113305capes 1904 GB Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Historical fiction France -- Fiction Women -- Fiction Femmes fatales -- Fiction Naples (Kingdom) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 591336 2025-06-27T12:51:39.324882 text/html 569107 2024-10-19T04:06:20 text/html 397147 2025-06-27T12:51:45.777878 application/epub+zip 406185 2025-06-27T12:51:40.234867 application/epub+zip 308574 2025-06-27T12:51:39.776884 application/epub+zip 582091 2025-06-27T12:51:50.193870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 547833 2025-06-27T12:51:45.379896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 548050 2025-06-27T12:51:37.884921 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 528147 2024-10-19T04:06:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17225 2025-06-27T12:51:50.326833 application/rdf+xml 8992 2025-06-27T12:51:39.889885 image/jpeg 1526 2025-06-27T12:51:39.833886 image/jpeg 387888 2025-06-27T12:51:39.373871 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