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The forty-five guardsmen

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Original author: Alexandre Dumas

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"The forty-five guardsmen" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is a historical novel written between 1847 and 1848. Set during the French Wars of Religion in 1585-1586, this final installment of the Valois trilogy follows Diane de Méridor's quest for revenge against the Duke of Anjou for his betrayal of Bussy d'Amboise. As King Henry III struggles to control religious and political chaos dividing France, he recruits forty-five guards from lesser nobility for protection during the War of the Three Henrys. The story weaves historical events with fiction, featuring the beloved character Chicot the Jester.

The forty-five guardsmen, by Alexandre Dumas. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #13626.

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91 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter614 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: The Porte St. Antoine1,368 words
  3. 3.Chapter II1,671 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: The Examination778 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: His Majesty Henri the Third1,429 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: The Execution1,546 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: The Brothers2,673 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: "the Sword of the Brave Chevalier."1,076 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: The Gascon1,126 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: M. De Loignac961 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: The Purchase of Cuirasses1,264 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: Still the League1,219 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: The Chamber of His Majesty Henri III1,079 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: The Dormitory860 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: The Shade of Chicot1,895 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV1,650 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: The Serenade1,288 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: Chicot's Purse707 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII: The Priory of the Jacobins845 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX: The Two Friends847 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX: The Breakfast536 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXI: Brother Borromée965 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXII: The Lesson1,045 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIII: The Penitent705 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXIV: The Ambush1,283 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXV: The Guises741 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVI: The Louvre774 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVII: The Revelation873 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXVIII: Two Friends884 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXIX: St. Maline1,097 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXX1,567 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXXI: The Bourgeois of Paris1,461 words
  33. 33.Chapter XXXII: Brother Borromée797 words
  34. 34.Chapter XXXIII: Chicot, Latinist889 words
  35. 35.Chapter XXXIV: The Four Winds926 words
  36. 36.Chapter XXXV1,322 words
  37. 37.Chapter XXXVI: The Third Day of the Journey1,102 words
  38. 38.Chapter XXXVII: Ernanton De Carmainges1,407 words
  39. 39.Chapter XXXVIII: The Stable-Yard1,493 words
  40. 40.Chapter XXXIX: The Seven Sins of Magdalene1,586 words
  41. 41.Chapter XL: Bel-Esbat2,105 words
  42. 42.Chapter XLI: The Letter of M. De Mayenne1,492 words
  43. 43.Chapter XLII1,665 words
  44. 44.Chapter XLIII1,687 words
  45. 45.Chapter XLIV1,253 words
  46. 46.Chapter XLV: The Avenue Three Thousand Feet Long865 words
  1. 47.Chapter XLVI: Marguerite's Room866 words
  2. 48.Chapter XLVII: The Explanation1,432 words
  3. 49.Chapter XLVIII: The Spanish Ambassador1,316 words
  4. 50.Chapter XLIX: The Poor of Henri of Navarre1,807 words
  5. 51.Chapter L1,471 words
  6. 52.Chapter LI2,184 words
  7. 53.Chapter LII: How They Hunted the Wolf in Navarre1,684 words
  8. 54.Chapter LIII: How Henri of Navarre Behaved in Battle1,792 words
  9. 55.Chapter LIV1,989 words
  10. 56.Chapter LV: Red Plume and White Plume1,301 words
  11. 57.Chapter LVI: The Door Opens1,369 words
  12. 58.Chapter LVII: How a Great Lady Loved in the Year 15862,495 words
  13. 59.Chapter LVIII1,661 words
  14. 60.Chapter LIX1,624 words
  15. 61.Chapter LX: The Laboratory1,049 words
  16. 62.Chapter LXI1,771 words
  17. 63.Chapter LXII: Preparations for Battle2,338 words
  18. 64.Chapter LXIII: Monseigneur944 words
  19. 65.Chapter LXIV: Monseigneur1,563 words
  20. 66.Chapter LXV: French and Flemings2,759 words
  21. 67.Chapter LXVI: The Travelers1,403 words
  22. 68.Chapter LXVII: Explanation1,852 words
  23. 69.Chapter LXVIII: The Water1,841 words
  24. 70.Chapter LXIX: Flight2,478 words
  25. 71.Chapter LXX: Transfiguration1,321 words
  26. 72.Chapter LXXI: The Two Brothers1,841 words
  27. 73.Chapter LXXII: The Expedition1,601 words
  28. 74.Chapter LXXIII: Paul-Emile1,707 words
  29. 75.Chapter LXXIV: One of the Souvenirs of the Duc D'anjou2,843 words
  30. 76.Chapter LXXV1,980 words
  31. 77.Chapter LXXVI: The Journey1,334 words
  32. 78.Chapter LXXVII2,179 words
  33. 79.Chapter LXXVIII1,952 words
  34. 80.Chapter LXXIX: The Two Companions1,005 words
  35. 81.Chapter LXXX: The Corne D'abondance842 words
  36. 82.Chapter LXXXI: What Happened in the Little Room4,168 words
  37. 83.Chapter LXXXII: The Husband and the Lover3,081 words
  38. 84.Chapter LXXXIII2,450 words
  39. 85.Chapter LXXXIV: Le Cardinal De Joyeuse3,819 words
  40. 86.Chapter LXXXV: News From Aurilly1,560 words
  41. 87.Chapter LXXXVI: Doubt2,763 words
  42. 88.Chapter LXXXVII: Certainty3,158 words
  43. 89.Chapter LXXXVIII: Fatality2,460 words
  44. 90.Chapter LXXXIX: Les Hospitalieres2,933 words
  45. 91.Chapter XC1,354 words