Marguerite de ValoisAlexandre Dumas
Marguerite de Valois
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Original author: Alexandre Dumas
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"Marguerite de Valois" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is a historical novel written in 1845. Set during the French Wars of Religion in 1572 Paris, it follows Marguerite de Valois, daughter of Henry II, whose marriage to Protestant Prince Henri de Bourbon is meant to bring peace. But her mother, Catherine de Medici, schemes to orchestrate the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. As court intrigues multiply and poisonings follow, Margot begins a dangerous affair with the soldier La Môle while Catherine plots to secure power for her own son.
Marguerite de Valois, by Alexandre Dumas. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #33609.
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67 Chapters
- 1.Front Matter350 words
- 2.Chapter I: Monsieur De Guise's Latin4,732 words
- 3.Chapter II: The Queen of Navarre's Bedchamber3,900 words
- 4.Chapter III: The Poet-King4,132 words
- 5.Chapter IV: The Evening of the 24th of August, 15722,775 words
- 6.Chapter V3,002 words
- 7.Chapter VI: The Debt Paid3,357 words
- 8.Chapter VII: The Night of the 24th of August, 15724,793 words
- 9.Chapter VIII: The Massacre3,588 words
- 10.Chapter IX: The Murderers4,690 words
- 11.Chapter X: Death, Mass, or the Bastille4,276 words
- 12.Chapter XI3,648 words
- 13.Chapter XII: Mutual Confidences2,204 words
- 14.Chapter XIII3,306 words
- 15.Chapter XIV: The Second Marriage Night2,926 words
- 16.Chapter XV: What Woman Wills, God Wills5,036 words
- 17.Chapter XVI: A Dead Enemy's Body Always Smells Sweet3,944 words
- 18.Chapter XVII: Maître Ambroise Paré's Confrère2,563 words
- 19.Chapter XVIII: The Ghosts3,235 words
- 20.Chapter XIX4,079 words
- 21.Chapter XX: The Black Hens2,078 words
- 22.Chapter XXI: Madame De Sauve's Apartment3,001 words
- 23.Chapter XXII: "sire, You Shall Be King."1,659 words
- 24.Chapter XXIII: A New Convert4,355 words
- 25.Chapter XXIV: The Rue Tizon and the Rue Cloche Percée3,956 words
- 26.Chapter XXV: The Cherry-Colored Cloak3,063 words
- 27.Chapter XXVI: Margarita2,300 words
- 28.Chapter XXVII: The Hand of God1,957 words
- 29.Chapter XXVIII: The Letter From Rome2,015 words
- 30.Chapter XXIX: The Departure2,034 words
- 31.Chapter XXX: Maurevel1,375 words
- 32.Chapter XXXI: The Hunt3,064 words
- 33.Chapter XXXII: Fraternity2,486 words
- 34.Chapter XXXIII: The Gratitude of King Charles IX2,200 words
- 35.Chapter XXXIV: Man Proposes but God Disposes3,593 words
- 36.Chapter XXXV: A Night of Kings2,487 words
- 37.Chapter XXXVI: The Anagram1,816 words
- 38.Chapter XXXVII: The Return to the Louvre3,319 words
- 39.Chapter XXXVIII: The Girdle of the Queen Mother2,801 words
- 40.Chapter XXXIX: Projects of Revenge4,169 words
- 41.Chapter XL: The Atrides3,671 words
- 42.Chapter XLI: The Horoscope2,360 words
- 43.Chapter XLII: Confidences3,653 words
- 44.Chapter XLIII: The Ambassadors2,334 words
- 45.Chapter XLIV: Orestes and Pylades2,906 words
- 46.Chapter XLV: Orthon3,901 words
- 47.Chapter XLVI: The Inn of La Belle étoile2,843 words
- 48.Chapter XLVII: De Mouy De Saint Phale2,092 words
- 49.Chapter XLVIII: Two Heads for One Crown3,850 words
- 50.Chapter XLIX: The Treatise on Hunting2,451 words
- 51.Chapter L: Hawking2,996 words
- 52.Chapter LI: The Pavilion of François I2,603 words
- 53.Chapter LII: The Examination2,889 words
- 54.Chapter LIII: Actéon2,035 words
- 55.Chapter LIV: The Forest of Vincennes2,140 words
- 56.Chapter LV: The Figure of Wax3,376 words
- 57.Chapter LVI: The Invisible Bucklers2,032 words
- 58.Chapter LVII: The Judges2,892 words
- 59.Chapter LVIII: The Torture of the Boot2,693 words
- 60.Chapter LIX: The Chapel1,462 words
- 61.Chapter LX: The Place Saint Jean En Grève1,629 words
- 62.Chapter LXI: The Headsman's Tower2,755 words
- 63.Chapter LXII: The Sweat of Blood1,453 words
- 64.Chapter LXIII: The Donjon of the Prison of Vincennes1,470 words
- 65.Chapter LXIV: The Regency1,427 words
- 66.Chapter LXV: The King Is Dead! Long Live the King!1,658 words
- 67.Epilogue3,119 words