The forty-five guardsmen by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
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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. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870 |
|---|---|
| Author | Maquet, Auguste, 1813-1888 |
| Uniform Title | Les quarante-cinq. English |
| Title | The forty-five guardsmen |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Forty-Five_Guardsmen |
| Credits | Produced by Steven desJardins and PG Distributed Proofreaders |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | France -- History -- Henry III, 1574-1589 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 13626 |
| Release Date | Oct 5, 2004 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 626 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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