Mary Stuart

The most famous of the biographies written by Stefan Zweig. This is the story of the beautiful Queen of Scotland, who dared to enter into a deadly confrontation with Elizabeth of England—one of the most powerful and influential women in history. Fate forced Mary Stuart to stake not only the throne, dynastic interests, and the destinies of Europe. Love, fatal and merciless, snatched victory from the hands of a queen too romantic and inexperienced, but did not take away her greatness and courage. The story of tragic love and monstrous crimes, carefree youth and a sorrowful end, carefully assembled and analyzed by Zweig, still amazes the reader today with its astonishing truth of life and magnificent literary mastery.