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Lädt ... The Page of the Duke of Savoy (1855)von Alexandre Dumas
   Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.  castiron | May 10, 2013 |   It also contains the story of a band of adventurers led by Yvonnet. The adventurers' story takes place mainly during the siege of St Quentin. The adventurers consist of minor characters from both Ascanio and The Two Dianas. Fun, and worth reading if you like Dumas. (  ) sylviasotomayor | Jan 11, 2011 | Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1896. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XIV. CHARLES V. KEEPS THE PROMISE GIVEN TO HIS SON DON PHILIP. On Wednesday, Oct. 25, 1555, the streets of the city of Brussels were thronged not only by the inhabitants of the capital of Southern Brabant, but by those of the other Flemish States belonging to Charles V. All this crowd was hastening toward the royal palace, which is not in existence at the present time, but which then stood on the heights of the city toward the summit of Caudenberg. A general assembly had been convoked by the emperor, the object of which was as yet unknown; it had been once postponed, and was to take place on that day. In preparation for this gathering the interior of the great hall had been hung with tapestry on the western end, -- that is to say, on the side toward the barriers, -- and here a staging had been erected to the height of six or seven feet, which was covered with rich carpets, and upon which were arranged three large empty chairs of state, evidently intended, the one in the middle for the emperor, that on the right for the King Don Philip, -- who had arrived the evening before, -- and the other, on the left, for the Queen Dowager of Hungary, Mary of Austria, Charles V.'s sister. Above these chairs was suspended a canopy on which were emblazoned the imperial arms. There were also benches arranged in rows on each end of the stage, which formed with the three chairs a sort of semicircle. Other seats were arranged on the floor, facing the stage as we see them in the theatre. King Philip, Queen Mary, Queen Eleanor, the widow of Francois I., Maximilian, King of Bohemia, and Christine, Duchesse de Lorraine, had taken lodgings in the palace. Charles V. alone had continued to occupy what he called his little house in the park. At four o'clock in the afternoon... Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Actually, the book has a lot of good elements. But I can’t see anyone getting away with the structure these days.
The book opens with a large group of adventurers. We spend a few chapters finding out about them and trying to keep them straight. And then the book suddenly jumps to the character Emmanuel Philibert, and we don’t hear a thing about the adventurers for nearly half the book. As far as I can tell, they’re only there to give the viewpoint of the besiged in the Saint Quentin chapters; several of them disappear along the way, and several story threads are left hanging. Unlike Count of Monte Cristo, where the disparate characters and story lines finally link up in the end, Page never quite brings them together into a whole.
I like Emanuel Philibert, and some of the incidents are interesting; I also found the character of Queen Catherine interesting, having gotten a different view of her from Roessner's The Stars Dispose. But overall, the only reason I can see rereading this book is if I ever volunteered to scan it for Gutenberg or some such. (