Le Collier de la Reine, Tome I by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
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"Le Collier de la Reine, Tome I" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is a historical novel published between 1849 and 1850. Loosely inspired by the real Diamond Necklace Affair that scandalized Louis XVI's court in the 1780s, the story follows impoverished countess Jeanne de La Motte as she navigates the treacherous world of Versailles. When Queen Marie-Antoinette refuses an extravagant diamond necklace, a web of deception involving a manipulative cardinal, a
mysterious queen lookalike, and dangerous conspirators begins to unfold with potentially devastating consequences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870 |
|---|---|
| Author | Maquet, Auguste, 1813-1888 |
| Title | Le Collier de la Reine, Tome I |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Necklace Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Collier_de_la_reine |
| Credits | Produced by Chuck Greif and www.ebooksgratuits.com |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Biographical fiction |
| Subject | Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Cagliostro, Alessandro, conte di, 1743-1795 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Queens -- France -- Fiction |
| Subject | France -- History -- Louis XVI, 1774-1793 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 18199 |
| Release Date | Apr 18, 2006 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 568 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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