| Author |
Sabatini, Rafael, 1875-1950 |
| Title |
The Historical Nights' Entertainment: Second Series
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| Contents |
The absolution: Affonso Henriques, first king of Portugal -- The false Demetrius: Boris Godunov and the pretended son of Ivan the Terrible -- The hermosa fembra: an episode of the Inquisition in Seville -- The pastry-cook of Madrigal: the story of the false Sebastian of Portugal -- The end of the "vert galant": the assassination of Henry IV -- The barren wooing: the murder of Amy Robsart -- Sir Judas: the betrayal of Sir Walter Raleigh -- His Insolence of Buckingham: George Villiers' courtship of Anne of Austria -- The path of exile: the fall of Lord Clarendon -- The tragedy of Herrenhausen: Count Philip Königsmark and the Princess Sophia Dorothea -- The tyrannicide: Charlotte Corday and Jean Paul Marat.
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| Credits |
J. C. Byers, Abdulh Ameed Alhassan and David Widger
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| Credits |
J. C. Byers, Abdulh Ameed Alhassan and David Widger
Updated: 2023-01-08.
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
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| Subject |
Europe -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Historical fiction, English
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
7949 |
| Release Date |
Apr 1, 2005 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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