Queen Margot

by Alexandre Dumas

Overview

Queen Margot, Or Marguerite de Valois is based on real characters and events.
Massacres, conspiracies, clandestine trysts, secret alliances, daring escapes, sumptuous feasts, and duels of wit propel the action in this delightful story of French royalty during the 16th century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781504063135
Publisher:	Open Road Media
Publication date:	05/12/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	809
Sales rank:	824,022
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

One of the most widely read French authors famed for his historical fiction of high adventure, Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) wrote more than a hundred plays and novels, including the famous Three Musketeers trilogy, The Count of Monte Cristo, and The Man in the Iron Mask. His books have been translated into more than 100 languages.

Editorial Reviews

This historical novel relates the stirring adventures, conspiracies, and feasts prev-alent during the last years of Charles IX's reign in the latter part of the 16th century. The marriage of Marguerite de Valois, sister of King Charles IX, to Henri de Bourbon, King of Navarre, triggers the mostly riotous events of this story. She was Catholic, he was Protestant, and their weddeing took place during the religious wars in France between the Catholics and the Huguenots. This marriage, which astonished everybody, intensified an already burning power struggle between two clans within King Charles's family. The same cult of passion and energy that marks Dumas's The Three Musketeers and other novels also vividly characterizes Queen Margot. This English edition coincides with the release of the French movie version this fall. Highly recommended for most libraries.-Ali Houissa, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y.

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