# Prologue explained — Lord Tony’s Wife

> Chapter companion for Lord Tony’s Wife by Baroness Orczy.

## What happens

The prologue sets the stage in Nantes, 1789, introducing the turbulent atmosphere of the French Revolution and the looming conflicts that will shape the story.

## Themes in this chapter

### Freedom and Oppression

The prologue hints at the struggle between revolutionary ideals of liberty and the oppressive measures that would follow.

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