Signed, Stefan Zweig - Maria Stuart - 1935

Maria Stuart
by Stefan Zweig

First Edition
Published by Herbert Reichner Verlag Wien, Leibzig, Zurich in 1935
With a Portrait of Franz II and Maria Stuart

Hand Signed by Stefan Zweig!

Original Hard Binding in good condition

Queen of Scotland at the age of six days, in 1542, then Queen of France at seventeen through her marriage to Francis II, Mary Stuart is one of the most romantic characters in history. Widowed in 1560, she returned to Scotland and married Lord Darnley. Disappointed by this marriage, she became the mistress of the Earl of Bothwell. When the latter assassinated Darnley, the horror was such that she had to take refuge with her rival, Elizabeth I, Queen of England. The latter held her captive for twenty years, before having her sentenced to death. Her courage in the face of torture impressed witnesses, to the point of transforming the one who was said to be a criminal into a martyr of the Catholic faith... On this fascinating and controversial figure of British history, the biographer of Marie-Antoinette and novelist of Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman has conducted a rigorous investigation, engaging in a close critique of documents and testimonies. This passionate account restores her to us with her shadows and her lights, her weaknesses and her greatness.