DETAILED CONTENTS.THE DYNASTS: AN EPIC-DRAMA OF THE WAR WITH NAPOLEONPrefacePART FIRSTCharactersFore Scene. The OverworldAct First:—Scene I. England. A Ridge in Wessex“ II. Paris. Office of the Minister of Marine“ III. London. The Old House of Commons“ IV. The Harbour of Boulogne“ V. London. The House of a Lady of Quality“ IV. Milan. The CathedralAct Second:—Scene I. The Dockyard, Gibraltar“ II. Off Ferrol“ III. The Camp and Harbour of Boulogne“ IV. South Wessex. A Ridge-like Down near the Coast“ V. The Same. Rainbarrows’ Beacon, Egdon HeathAct Third:—Scene I. The Chateau at Pont-de-Briques“ II. The Frontiers of Upper Austria and Bavaria“ III. Boulogne. The St. Omer RoadAct Fourth:—Scene I. King George’s Watering-place, South Wessex“ II. Before the City of Ulm“ III. Ulm. Within the City“ IV. Before Ulm. The Same Day“ V. The Same. The Michaelsberg“ VI. London. Spring GardensAct Fifth:—Scene I. Off Cape Trafalgar“ II. The Same. The Quarter-deck of the “Victory”“ III. The Same. On Board the “Bucentaure”“ IV. The Same. The Cockpit of the “Victory”“ V. London. The Guildhall“ VI. An Inn at Rennes“ VII. King George’s Watering-place, South WessexAct Sixth:—Scene I. The Field of Austerlitz. The French Position“ II. The Same. The Russian Position“ III. The Same. The French Position“ IV. The Same. The Russian Position“ V. The Same. Near the Windmill of Paleny“ VI. Shockerwick House, near Bath“ VII. Paris. A Street leading to the Tuileries“ VIII. Putney. Bowling Green HousePART SECONDCharactersAct First:—Scene I. London. Fox’s Lodgings, Arlington Street“ II. The Route between London and Paris“ III. The Streets of Berlin“ IV. The Field of Jena“ V. Berlin. A Room overlooking a Public Place“ VI. The Same“ VII. Tilsit and the River Niemen“ VIII. The SameAct Second:—Scene I. The Pyrenees and Valleys adjoining“ II. Aranjuez, near Madrid. A Room in the Palace of Godoy, the “Prince of Peace”“ III. London. The Marchioness of Salisbury’s“ IV. Madrid and its Environs“ V. The Open Sea between the English Coasts and the Spanish Peninsula“ VI. St. Cloud. The Boudoir of Joséphine“ VII. VimieroAct Third:—Scene I. Spain. A Road near Astorga“ II. The Same“ III. Before Coruna“ IV. Coruna. Near the Ramparts“ V. Vienna. A Cafe in the Stephans-PlatzAct Fourth:—Scene I. A Road out of Vienna“ II. The Island of Lobau, with Wagram beyond“ III. The Field of Wagram“ IV. The Field of Talavera“ V. The Same“ VI. Brighton. The Royal Pavilion“ VII. The Same“ VIII. WalcherenAct Fifth:—Scene I. Paris. A Ballroom in the House of Cambacérès“ II. Paris. The Tuileries“ III. Vienna. A Private Apartment in the Imperial Palace“ IV. London. A Club in St. James’s Street“ V. The old West Highway out of Vienna“ VI. Courcelles“ VII. Petersburg. The Palace of the Empress-Mother“ VIII. Paris. The Grand Gallery of the Louvre and the Salon-Carre adjoiningAct Fifth:—Scene I. The Lines of Torres Vedras“ II. The Same. Outside the Lines“ III. Paris. The Tuileries“ IV. Spain. Albuera“ V. Windsor Castle. A Room in the King’s Apartments“ VI. London. Carlton House and the Streets adjoining“ VII. The Same. The Interior of Carlton HousePART THIRDCharactersAct First:—Scene I. The Banks of the Niemen, near Kowno“ II. The Ford of Santa Marta, Salamanca“ III. The Field of Salamanca“ IV. The Field of Borodino“ V. The Same“ VI. Moscow“ VII. The Same. Outside the City“ VIII. The Same. The Interior of the Kremlin“ IX. The Road from Smolensko into Lithuania“ X. The Bridge of the Beresina“ XI. The Open Country between Smorgoni and Wilna“ XII. Paris. The TuileriesAct Second:—Scene I. The Plain of Vitoria“ II. The Same, from the Puebla Heights“ III. The Same. The Road from the Town“ IV. A Fete at Vauxhall GardensAct Third:—Scene I. Leipzig. Napoléon’s Quarters in the Reudnitz Suburb“ II. The Same. The City and the Battlefield“ III. The Same, from the Tower of the Pleissenburg“ IV. The Same. At the Thonberg Windmill“ V. The Same. A Street near the Ranstadt Gate“ VI. The Pyrenees. Near the River NivelleAct Fourth:—Scene I. The Upper Rhine“ II. Paris. The Tuileries“ III. The Same. The Apartments of the Empress“ IV. Fontainebleau. A Room in the Palace“ V. Bayonne. The British Camp“ VI. A Highway in the Outskirts of Avignon“ VII. Malmaison. The Empress Joséphine’s Bedchamber“ VIII. London. The Opera-HouseAct Fifth:—Scene I. Elba. The Quay, Porto Ferrajo“ II. Vienna. The Imperial Palace“ III. La Mure, near Grenoble“ IV. Schonbrunn“ V. London. The Old House of Commons“ VI. Wessex. Durnover Green, CasterbridgeAct Sixth:—Scene I. The Belgian Frontier“ II. A Ballroom in Brussels“ III. Charleroi. Napoléon’s Quarters“ IV. A Chamber overlooking a Main Street in Brussels“ V. The Field of Ligny“ VI. The Field of Quatre-Bras“ VII. Brussels. The Place Royale“ VIII. The Road to WaterlooAct Seventh:—Scene I. The Field of Waterloo“ II. The Same. The French Position“ III. Saint Lambert’s Chapel Hill“ IV. The Field of Waterloo. The English Position“ V. The Same. The Women’s Camp near Mont Saint-Jean“ VI. The Same. The French Position“ VII. The Same. The English Position“ VIII. The Same. Later“ IX. The Wood of BossuAfter Scene. The Overworld
THE DYNASTS: AN EPIC-DRAMA OF THE WAR WITH NAPOLEON
Preface
PART FIRST
Characters
Fore Scene. The Overworld
Act First:—Scene I. England. A Ridge in Wessex“ II. Paris. Office of the Minister of Marine“ III. London. The Old House of Commons“ IV. The Harbour of Boulogne“ V. London. The House of a Lady of Quality“ IV. Milan. The Cathedral
Act Second:—Scene I. The Dockyard, Gibraltar“ II. Off Ferrol“ III. The Camp and Harbour of Boulogne“ IV. South Wessex. A Ridge-like Down near the Coast“ V. The Same. Rainbarrows’ Beacon, Egdon Heath
Act Third:—Scene I. The Chateau at Pont-de-Briques“ II. The Frontiers of Upper Austria and Bavaria“ III. Boulogne. The St. Omer Road
Act Fourth:—Scene I. King George’s Watering-place, South Wessex“ II. Before the City of Ulm“ III. Ulm. Within the City“ IV. Before Ulm. The Same Day“ V. The Same. The Michaelsberg“ VI. London. Spring Gardens
Act Fifth:—Scene I. Off Cape Trafalgar“ II. The Same. The Quarter-deck of the “Victory”“ III. The Same. On Board the “Bucentaure”“ IV. The Same. The Cockpit of the “Victory”“ V. London. The Guildhall“ VI. An Inn at Rennes“ VII. King George’s Watering-place, South Wessex
Act Sixth:—Scene I. The Field of Austerlitz. The French Position“ II. The Same. The Russian Position“ III. The Same. The French Position“ IV. The Same. The Russian Position“ V. The Same. Near the Windmill of Paleny“ VI. Shockerwick House, near Bath“ VII. Paris. A Street leading to the Tuileries“ VIII. Putney. Bowling Green House
PART SECOND
Characters
Act First:—Scene I. London. Fox’s Lodgings, Arlington Street“ II. The Route between London and Paris“ III. The Streets of Berlin“ IV. The Field of Jena“ V. Berlin. A Room overlooking a Public Place“ VI. The Same“ VII. Tilsit and the River Niemen“ VIII. The Same
Act Second:—Scene I. The Pyrenees and Valleys adjoining“ II. Aranjuez, near Madrid. A Room in the Palace of Godoy, the “Prince of Peace”“ III. London. The Marchioness of Salisbury’s“ IV. Madrid and its Environs“ V. The Open Sea between the English Coasts and the Spanish Peninsula“ VI. St. Cloud. The Boudoir of Joséphine“ VII. Vimiero
Act Third:—Scene I. Spain. A Road near Astorga“ II. The Same“ III. Before Coruna“ IV. Coruna. Near the Ramparts“ V. Vienna. A Cafe in the Stephans-Platz
Act Fourth:—Scene I. A Road out of Vienna“ II. The Island of Lobau, with Wagram beyond“ III. The Field of Wagram“ IV. The Field of Talavera“ V. The Same“ VI. Brighton. The Royal Pavilion“ VII. The Same“ VIII. Walcheren
Act Fifth:—Scene I. Paris. A Ballroom in the House of Cambacérès“ II. Paris. The Tuileries“ III. Vienna. A Private Apartment in the Imperial Palace“ IV. London. A Club in St. James’s Street“ V. The old West Highway out of Vienna“ VI. Courcelles“ VII. Petersburg. The Palace of the Empress-Mother“ VIII. Paris. The Grand Gallery of the Louvre and the Salon-Carre adjoining
Act Fifth:—Scene I. The Lines of Torres Vedras“ II. The Same. Outside the Lines“ III. Paris. The Tuileries“ IV. Spain. Albuera“ V. Windsor Castle. A Room in the King’s Apartments“ VI. London. Carlton House and the Streets adjoining“ VII. The Same. The Interior of Carlton House
PART THIRD
Characters
Act First:—Scene I. The Banks of the Niemen, near Kowno“ II. The Ford of Santa Marta, Salamanca“ III. The Field of Salamanca“ IV. The Field of Borodino“ V. The Same“ VI. Moscow“ VII. The Same. Outside the City“ VIII. The Same. The Interior of the Kremlin“ IX. The Road from Smolensko into Lithuania“ X. The Bridge of the Beresina“ XI. The Open Country between Smorgoni and Wilna“ XII. Paris. The Tuileries
Act Second:—Scene I. The Plain of Vitoria“ II. The Same, from the Puebla Heights“ III. The Same. The Road from the Town“ IV. A Fete at Vauxhall Gardens
Act Third:—Scene I. Leipzig. Napoléon’s Quarters in the Reudnitz Suburb“ II. The Same. The City and the Battlefield“ III. The Same, from the Tower of the Pleissenburg“ IV. The Same. At the Thonberg Windmill“ V. The Same. A Street near the Ranstadt Gate“ VI. The Pyrenees. Near the River Nivelle
Act Fourth:—Scene I. The Upper Rhine“ II. Paris. The Tuileries“ III. The Same. The Apartments of the Empress“ IV. Fontainebleau. A Room in the Palace“ V. Bayonne. The British Camp“ VI. A Highway in the Outskirts of Avignon“ VII. Malmaison. The Empress Joséphine’s Bedchamber“ VIII. London. The Opera-House
Act Fifth:—Scene I. Elba. The Quay, Porto Ferrajo“ II. Vienna. The Imperial Palace“ III. La Mure, near Grenoble“ IV. Schonbrunn“ V. London. The Old House of Commons“ VI. Wessex. Durnover Green, Casterbridge
Act Sixth:—Scene I. The Belgian Frontier“ II. A Ballroom in Brussels“ III. Charleroi. Napoléon’s Quarters“ IV. A Chamber overlooking a Main Street in Brussels“ V. The Field of Ligny“ VI. The Field of Quatre-Bras“ VII. Brussels. The Place Royale“ VIII. The Road to Waterloo
Act Seventh:—Scene I. The Field of Waterloo“ II. The Same. The French Position“ III. Saint Lambert’s Chapel Hill“ IV. The Field of Waterloo. The English Position“ V. The Same. The Women’s Camp near Mont Saint-Jean“ VI. The Same. The French Position“ VII. The Same. The English Position“ VIII. The Same. Later“ IX. The Wood of Bossu
After Scene. The Overworld