Almoran and Hamet: An Oriental Tale by John Hawkesworth

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14013.html.images 266 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14013.epub3.images 166 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14013.epub.images 170 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14013.epub.noimages 154 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14013.kf8.images 375 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14013.kindle.images 342 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14013.txt.utf-8 215 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/14013/pg14013-h.zip 170 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Hawkesworth, John, 1715?-1773
Title Almoran and Hamet: An Oriental Tale
Credits E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Leah Moser, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary "Almoran and Hamet: An Oriental Tale" by John Hawkesworth is a novel written during the early 18th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of a royal court in Persia, focusing on the complex relationship between two twin brothers, Almoran and Hamet, who are both sons of King Solyman. As they navigate their contrasting personalities and aspirations in the wake of their father's death, themes of power, jealousy, and virtue emerge, setting the stage for a tale of conflict and ambition. At the start of the novel, we witness the stark differences between the twin brothers as they grapple with their shared inheritance. Almoran is portrayed as haughty and pleasure-seeking, eagerly anticipating the power that comes with becoming king, while Hamet, in contrast, is depicted as humble and virtuous, seeking happiness through moral integrity and a deeper connection to his faith. Following their father's demise, the brothers' feelings of joy and grief reveal their conflicting values—Almoran's eagerness to seize power juxtaposed against Hamet's sorrowful introspection about mortality and fate. As tensions rise, their fates become increasingly intertwined, ultimately positioning them on a collision course that will test their character and resolve in the face of ambition and rivalry. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject English fiction -- 18th century
Category Text
EBook-No. 14013
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Dec 18, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 54 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!