tailieunhanh - Joan of Naples

In the night of the 15th of January 1343, while the inhabitants of Naples lay wrapped in peaceful slumber, they were suddenly awakened by the bells of the three hundred churches that this thrice blessed capital contains. In the midst of the disturbance caused by so rude a call the first bought in the mind of all was that the town was on fire, or that the army of some enemy had mysteriously landed under cover of night and could put the citizens to the edge of the sword. But the doleful, intermittent sounds of all these fills, which disturbed the silence at regular and distant intervals, were. | feedboo is Joan of Naples Dumas Alexandre Published 1840 Categorie s Non-Fiction History Source http 1 About Dumas Alexandre Dumas père born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie July 24 1802 - December 5 1870 was a French writer best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. Many of his novels including The Count of Monte Cristo The Three Musketeers and The Man in the Iron Mask were serialized and he also wrote plays and magazine articles and was a prolific correspondent. Source Wikipedia Also available on Feedbooks for Dumas The Count of Monte Cristo 1845 The Three Musketeers 1844 The Man in the Iron Mask 1850 Twenty Years After 1845 The Borgias 1840 Ten Years Later 1848 The Vicomte of Bragelonne 1847 Louise de la Valliere 1849 The Black Tulip 1850 Ali Pacha 1840 Note This book is brought to you by Feedbooks http Strictly for personal use do not use this file for commercial purposes. 2 Chapter 1 In the night of the 15th of January 1343 while the inhabitants of Naples lay wrapped in peaceful slumber they were suddenly awakened by the bells of the three hundred churches that this thrice blessed capital contains. In the midst of the disturbance caused by so rude a call the first bought in the mind of all was that the town was on fire or that the army of some enemy had mysteriously landed under cover of night and could put the citizens to the edge of the sword. But the doleful intermittent sounds of all these fills which disturbed the silence at regular and distant intervals were an invitation to the faithful pray for a passing soul and it was soon evident that no disaster threatened the town but that the king alone was in danger. Indeed it had been plain for several days past that the greatest uneasiness prevailed in Castel Nuovo the officers of the crown were assembled regularly twice a day and persons of importance whose right it was to make their