02663cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000350011324500220014826400510017030000470022133600260026833700260029433800360032050000310035650802050038752013800059253400670197265300360203965300530207565300550212865300320218385600670221585600430228272814UtSlPG20260610134702.0mcr n260607r20241897utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aTaylor, Mary Imlay,d1878-193813aAn imperial lover 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2024-01-29  aD A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by University of California libraries)  a"An Imperial Lover" by Mary Imlay Taylor is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the character M. de Brousson, who is tasked with navigating a complex web of court intrigue in early 18th-century Russia, particularly surrounding the czar, Peter the Great. The plot unfolds against a backdrop of personal and political tensions as M. de Brousson attempts to fulfill a diplomatic mission while concurrently observing a budding romance between his secretary, M. de Lambert, and the beautiful Najine Zotof, who finds herself pursued by none other than the czar.  At the start of the novel, M. de Brousson reflects on his past visit to Moscow, including his marriage to a Russian woman, Zénaïde Ramodanofsky. In 1703, he returns to Russia, now serving as a marshal and tasked with a delicate diplomatic mission, while also witnessing the social transformations instigated by Peter the Great. He quickly becomes embroiled in a romantic drama involving M. de Lambert, who is in love with Najine, a woman caught between her affections and the czar's intentions, further complicated by the jealous ambitions of the court's factions. M. de Brousson’s engagement in both political and personal realms sets the tone for the intricate conflicts and relationships that drive the narrative forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cChicago: A. C . McClurg & Company, 1897  aCourts and courtiers -- Fiction  aPeter I, Emperor of Russia, 1672-1725 -- Fiction  aRussia -- History -- Peter I, 1689-1725 -- Fiction  aFrench -- Russia -- Fiction4 uhttps://archive.org/details/animperiallover00tayliala/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72814