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Record Nr.

UNINA9910155511903321

Autore

Dumas Alexandre <1802-1870, >

Titolo

Forty-five guardsmen / / Alexandre Dumas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[New York, New York] : , : Sheba Blake Publishing, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-304-87692-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1564 p.)

Disciplina

823.8

Soggetti

France History Henry III, 1574-1589 Fiction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Sommario/riassunto

A true sequel to ""La Dame de Monsoreau."" It concerns the revenge of Diane de Méridor upon the Duc d'Anjou for his base betrayal of Bussy d'Amboise. Historically it commences with the execution of Salcède and the arrival of the Forty-Five at Paris, and deals with the Guise intrigues, the campaign of Anjou in Flanders and his death. Period 1584-85.  Maquet was again the collaborator. During the fête held at Villers-Cotterets in 1902 the original MS. of this romance was exhibited, half being in the hand of Dumas père, and the remainder, the latter moiety, in that of his son, with a note signed