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First published in 1845, "Chicot the Jester" (AKA "La Dame de Monsoreau") is a historical novel by French author Alexandre Dumas and the second volume of The Valois Trilogy, also composed by "Queen Margot" and "The Forty Five Guardsmen" in that order."Chicot the Jester" tells the fantastic story of a nobleman jester who has the audacity to mock a king and the guile to disarm a venerable knight in a heated battle.Bristling with political plots, secret assignations, daring escapes, duels, surprising alliances and betrayals, Dumas orchestrates two plotlines to come together in a very scene-driven, absolutely over-the-top novel. The title character isnt a jester in the way we use the term today; instead Chicot is King Henri IIIs advisor with the advantage of being able to speak truth to power. And that power is in jeopardy from within his family and without. Chicot must use all his wiles to keep Henri out of trouble and himself in the position of the real King of France. Against him is the powerful house of de Guise whose head is also the leader of the Catholic League; the Kings brother the Duc dAngou and the leader of the Huguenot faction, King Henry of Navarre. The other principal player is the brave Bussy, or the Comte de Bussy who is allied with the Duc dAnjou. He upsets the Kings minions and while escaping their trap he encounters a strange lady in a strange house and thinks it all a dream until he meets the real lady and falls in love. Tragically shes been tricked into marrying the scheming Comte Monsoreau, chief huntsman to the King and who will do anything to keep his wife away from any man who so much as looks at her. Monsoreau isnt his only worry though; the Duc dAnjou also wants the lovely Diana.Concerning one of Dumass most well-known and marvellously crafted characters, Chicot the Jester is a must-read for fans of Dumass seminal work, and is not to be missed by the discerning collector.

First published in 1845, "Queen Margot" (AKA "Marguerite de Valois") is a historical novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas."Queen Margot" is set in Paris in August 1572 during the reign of Charles IX. The story is based on real characters and events. The novels protagonist is Marguerite de Valois, better known as Margot, daughter of the deceased Henry II and the infamous scheming Catholic power player Catherine de Medici. Catherine decides to make an overture of goodwill by offering up Margot in marriage to prominent Huguenot and King of Navarre, Henri de Bourbon, a marriage that was supposed to cement the hard-fought Peace of Saint-Germain. At the same time, Catherine schemes to bring about the notorious St. Bartholomews Day Massacre of 1572, assassinating many of the most wealthy and prominent Huguenots who were in the largely-Catholic city of Paris to escort the Protestant prince to his weddingAlthough "Queen Margot"is based on real characters and events, certain aspects of the novel may be inconsistent with the historical record; historians have attributed this to artistic licence and the fact that Dumas might have been influenced by propaganda against certain characters, notably Catherine. Written in French, it was almost immediately translated into English, first anonymously, and soon after by David Bogue as "Marguerite de Valois: An Historical Romance"."Queen Margot" is the first book of The Valois Trilogy and followed by "Chicot the Jester" and "The Forty Five Guardsmen."

First published in 1847 and a sequel to “Chicot the Jester," Alexandre Dumas’s historical novel “The Forty Five Guardsmen” tells the story of Diane de Méridor’s quest for revenge upon Duc d’Anjou – f

La acción se sitúa durante el reinado de Luis XIII, en Francia. D'Artagnan es un joven de 18 años, hijo de un noble bearnés de escasos recursos económicos. Se dirige a París con el propósito de hacer fortuna. En una posada, durante su ruta, D'Artagnan desafia a tres caballeros: Athos, Porthos y Aramis. Este duelo terminara en Paris donde D'Artagnan de nuevo les encuentra y con los que, de manera circunstancial, acabara luchando contra los soldados de Richelieu. Su sonada victoria hace que los cuatro se vuelvan inseparables amigos.

All for one and one for all! Thats the rallying cry of the Musketeersguards of the French Kingand the call to adventure for young readers enjoying their first taste of Dumas classic swashbuckler. Aramis, Athos, Porthos, and the not-quite-yet Musketeer DArtagnan use their wits and their swords to battle an evil Cardinal, the traitorous Milady, and other enemies of the French court.

En sus Crímenes célebres, Dumas recrea algunos de los dramas históricos que habían perdurado en la memoria popular europea. En ésta, la primera traducción al español de su obra La marquesa de Brinvilliers, de 1840, se narra la historia de Marie Madeleine dAubray (1630-1676), que sobrecogio a la aristocracia francesa de la epoca de Luis XIV.

The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (Le Vicomte de Bragelonne ou Dix ans plus tard) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, pere. It is the third and last of the dArtagnan Romances following The Three Musketeers and Twenty Years After. It appeared first in serial form between 1847 and 1850.Louise de la Valliere is the third volume.

The Three Musketeers (Les Trois Mousquetaires) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, pere. It recounts the adventures of a young man named dArtagnan after he leaves home to become a musketeer. DArtagnan is not one of the musketeers of the title; those are his friends Athos, Porthos, and Aramisinseparable friends who live by the motto, "One for all, and all for one".The story of dArtagnan is continued in Twenty Years After and The Vicomte de Bragelonne. Those three novels by Dumas are together known as the DArtagnan Romances.The Three Musketeers was first published in serial form in the magazine Le Siecle between March and July 1844.

The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (Le Vicomte de Bragelonne ou Dix ans plus tard) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, pere. It is the third and last of the dArtagnan Romances following The Three Musketeers and Twenty Years After. It appeared first in serial form between 1847 and 1850.Ten Years Later is the second volume.

The Three Musketeers (Les Trois Mousquetaires) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, pere. It recounts the adventures of a young man named dArtagnan after he leaves home to become a musketeer. DArtagnan is not one of the musketeers of the title; those are his friends Athos, Porthos, and Aramisinseparable friends who live by the motto, "One for all, and all for one".The story of dArtagnan is continued in Twenty Years After and The Vicomte de Bragelonne. Those three novels by Dumas are together known as the DArtagnan Romances.The Three Musketeers was first published in serial form in the magazine Le Siecle between March and July 1844.

The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (Le Vicomte de Bragelonne ou Dix ans plus tard) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, pere. It is the third and last of the dArtagnan Romances following The Three Musketeers and Twenty Years After. It appeared first in serial form between 1847 and 1850.Ten Years Later is the second volume.

The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (Le Vicomte de Bragelonne ou Dix ans plus tard) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, pere. It is the third and last of the dArtagnan Romances following The Three Musketeers and Twenty Years After. It appeared first in serial form between 1847 and 1850.The Vicomte of Bragelonne is the first volume of this work relating the events of 1660.

The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (Le Vicomte de Bragelonne ou Dix ans plus tard) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, pere. It is the third and last of the dArtagnan Romances following The Three Musketeers and Twenty Years After. It appeared first in serial form between 1847 and 1850.The Vicomte of Bragelonne is the first volume of this work relating the events of 1660.

The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (Le Vicomte de Bragelonne ou Dix ans plus tard) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, pere. It is the third and last of the dArtagnan Romances following The Three Musketeers and Twenty Years After. It appeared first in serial form between 1847 and 1850.The Vicomte of Bragelonne is the first volume of this work relating the events of 1660.

The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (Le Vicomte de Bragelonne ou Dix ans plus tard) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, pere. It is the third and last of the dArtagnan Romances following The Three Musketeers and Twenty Years After. It appeared first in serial form between 1847 and 1850.Louise de la Valliere is the third volume.

The Three Musketeers (Les Trois Mousquetaires) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, pere. It recounts the adventures of a young man named dArtagnan after he leaves home to become a musketeer. DArtagnan is not one of the musketeers of the title; those are his friends Athos, Porthos, and Aramisinseparable friends who live by the motto, "One for all, and all for one".The story of dArtagnan is continued in Twenty Years After and The Vicomte de Bragelonne. Those three novels by Dumas are together known as the DArtagnan Romances.The Three Musketeers was first published in serial form in the magazine Le Siecle between March and July 1844.

The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (Le Vicomte de Bragelonne ou Dix ans plus tard) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, pere. It is the third and last of the dArtagnan Romances following The Three Musketeers and Twenty Years After. It appeared first in serial form between 1847 and 1850.Louise de la Valliere is the third volume.

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