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The queen's necklaceAlexandre Dumas

The queen's necklace

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Original author: Alexandre Dumas

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"The queen's necklace" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is a novel published in 1849 and 1850. Loosely based on the infamous Affair of the Diamond Necklace that scandalized Louis XVI's court, the story unfolds between 1784 and 1785. The mysterious Count Cagliostro pulls the strings behind a web of fraud and royal intrigue. As the novel opens with prophetic warnings of doom, readers know that even the queen's desperate attempts to prove her innocence may be destined to fail.

The queen's necklace, by Alexandre Dumas. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #20122.

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93 Chapters

  1. 1.Prologue: The Predictions9,908 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: Two Unknown Ladies2,086 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: An Interior1,335 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: Jeanne De La Motte Valois2,692 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: Belus1,380 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: The Road to Versailles1,801 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: Laurent2,439 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: The Queen’s Bed-Chamber3,015 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: The Queen’s Petite Levee2,048 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: The Swiss Lake1,125 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: The Tempter1,442 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: M. De Suffren1,684 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: M. De Charny1,394 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: The One Hundred Louis of the Queen676 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: M. Fingret1,211 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: The Cardinal De Rohan2,520 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: Mesmer and St. Martin971 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: The Bucket1,749 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII: Mademoiselle Oliva1,300 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX: Monsieur Beausire783 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX: Gold968 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXI: La Petite Maison2,585 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXII: Some Words About the Opera481 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIII: The Ball at the Opera3,501 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXIV: The Examination585 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXV: The Academy of M. Beausire2,199 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVI: The Ambassador1,027 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVII: Messrs. Bœhmer and Bossange824 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXVIII: The Ambassador’s Hotel1,120 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXIX: The Bargain1,055 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXX: The Journalist’s House1,825 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXXI: How Two Friends Became Enemies1,514 words
  33. 33.Chapter XXXII: The House in the Rue St. Gilles2,052 words
  34. 34.Chapter XXXIII: The Head of the Taverney Family943 words
  35. 35.Chapter XXXIV: The Stanzas of M. De Provence1,065 words
  36. 36.Chapter XXXV: The Princess De Lamballe1,386 words
  37. 37.Chapter XXXVI: The Queen2,129 words
  38. 38.Chapter XXXVII: An Alibi1,727 words
  39. 39.Chapter XXXVIII: M. De Crosne1,094 words
  40. 40.Chapter XXXIX: The Temptress868 words
  41. 41.Chapter XL561 words
  42. 42.Chapter XLI: Faces Under Their Masks1,873 words
  43. 43.Chapter XLII1,301 words
  44. 44.Chapter XLIII: Illusions and Realities637 words
  45. 45.Chapter XLIV718 words
  46. 46.Chapter XLV: The Deserted House398 words
  47. 47.Chapter XLVI: Jeanne the Protectress840 words
  1. 48.Chapter XLVII: Jeanne Protected1,115 words
  2. 49.Chapter XLVIII: The Queen’s Portfolio604 words
  3. 50.Chapter XLIX: In Which We Find Dr. Louis871 words
  4. 51.Chapter L: ægri Somnia833 words
  5. 52.Chapter LI: Andrée957 words
  6. 53.Chapter LII: Delirium665 words
  7. 54.Chapter LIII: Convalescence1,077 words
  8. 55.Chapter LIV: Two Bleeding Hearts1,322 words
  9. 56.Chapter LV: The Minister of Finance797 words
  10. 57.Chapter LVI: The Cardinal De Rohan1,320 words
  11. 58.Chapter LVII: Debtor and Creditor916 words
  12. 59.Chapter LVIII: Family Accounts808 words
  13. 60.Chapter LIX858 words
  14. 61.Chapter LX782 words
  15. 62.Chapter LXI: The Prisoner1,131 words
  16. 63.Chapter LXII: The Look Out498 words
  17. 64.Chapter LXIII: The Two Neighbors960 words
  18. 65.Chapter LXIV: The Rendezvous786 words
  19. 66.Chapter LXV: The Queen’s Hand492 words
  20. 67.Chapter LXVI: Woman and Queen1,271 words
  21. 68.Chapter LXVII: Woman and Demon1,031 words
  22. 69.Chapter LXVIII: The Night960 words
  23. 70.Chapter LXIX: The Congé955 words
  24. 71.Chapter LXX: The Jealousy of the Cardinal1,778 words
  25. 72.Chapter LXXI: The Flight1,028 words
  26. 73.Chapter LXXII: The Letter and the Receipt777 words
  27. 74.Chapter LXXIII1,135 words
  28. 75.Chapter LXXIV: Love and Diplomacy899 words
  29. 76.Chapter LXXV: Charny, Cardinal, and Queen918 words
  30. 77.Chapter LXXVI: Explanations1,242 words
  31. 78.Chapter LXXVII: The Arrest1,144 words
  32. 79.Chapter LXXVIII: The Procès-Verbal851 words
  33. 80.Chapter LXXIX: The Last Accusation1,064 words
  34. 81.Chapter LXXX: The Proposal of Marriage903 words
  35. 82.Chapter LXXXI: St. Denis343 words
  36. 83.Chapter LXXXII: A Dead Heart738 words
  37. 84.Chapter LXXXIII628 words
  38. 85.Chapter LXXXIV: The Father and the Fiancée888 words
  39. 86.Chapter LXXXV: After the Dragon, the Viper724 words
  40. 87.Chapter LXXXVI663 words
  41. 88.Chapter LXXXVII: The Turtles Are Caged2,873 words
  42. 89.Chapter LXXXVIII: The Last Hope Lost514 words
  43. 90.Chapter LXXXIX: The Baptism of the Little Beausire261 words
  44. 91.Chapter XC: The Trial1,040 words
  45. 92.Chapter XCI: The Execution1,401 words
  46. 93.Chapter XCII: The Marriage683 words