02511cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000320011324500230014526400510016830000470021933600260026633700260029233800360031850000310035450801840038552012770056953400450184665300230189165300250191465300700193965300540200965300380206385600430210199900170214452510UtSlPG20260610134218.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aBowen, Marjorie,d1888-195210aPrince and Heretic 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-07-06  aProduced by Richard Tonsing, The Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
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Internet Archive)  a"Prince and Heretic" by Marjorie Bowen is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in the tumultuous backdrop of the Reformation era, focusing on the marriage of Anne of Saxony to William of Orange, a union fraught with political and religious implications. The opening chapters introduce key characters including the alchemist Magister Gustave Vanderlinden and Anne herself, providing a vivid setting of intrigue and personal conflict.  The beginning of the book immerses readers in the life of Vanderlinden, whose failed alchemical experiments parallel the complexities of the royal marriage he must navigate. Through Vanderlinden's interactions with the Elector and the anticipation surrounding Anne's wedding, the narrative explores themes of faith, duty, and personal ambition. While Anne grapples with her impending marriage to a Papist prince, the alchemist remains focused on his lofty quests, setting the stage for the intertwining of their fates against the backdrop of a society on the brink of change. This opening portion effectively blends character development with the historical context and foreshadows the tensions that will arise from the marriage and its broader implications. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aHistorical fiction  aBiographical fiction  aNetherlands -- History -- Eighty Years' War, 1568-1648 -- Fiction  aWilliam I, Prince of Orange, 1533-1584 -- Fiction  aPrinces -- Netherlands -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52510  c93344d93344