{"product_id":"9781434443502","title":"The King of Rome: A Play in Five Acts","description":"Charles Desnoyer (1806-1858) and Léon Beauvallet (1828-1885) were French playwrights of the mid-nineteenth century. THE KING OF ROME focuses on the Emperor Napoleon's only son, the Duke of Reichstadt, who was held a captive by his maternal grandfather, the Emperor of Austria. Fearing that he would emulate his father or be used by a Napoleonic conspiracy to capture the French throne, the Duke was kept in ignorance of his father's identity, as well as of the basic facts of recent European history; and an attempt was also made to debauch his morals, in order to discredit his name if he did escape. This play traces the attempt of a French soldier to penetrate the Austrian palace where the boy was kept, as part of a failed attempt to free him from his \"prison\"; and the awakening of the younger Napoleon to an awareness of his deadly family heritage. First-rate political drama by two accomplished writers!","brand":"Wildside Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127638671600,"sku":"9781434443502","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781434443502_p0.jpg?v=1763755753","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781434443502","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}