The Princess De Montpensier by Madame de La Fayette

"The Princess De Montpensier" by Madame de La Fayette is a short novel published in 1662. Set during France's Wars of Religion, it tells the story of a young noblewoman married without love and caught between duty and desire. Surrounded by four men who want her—including her husband, his trusted friend, her former suitor, and a royal duke—she faces impossible choices in a society where reputation means everything. This pioneering work is considered one of the first modern French novels and a masterpiece of historical fiction. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author La Fayette, Madame de (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne), 1634-1693
Title The Princess De Montpensier
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_of_Montpensier_(novella)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 65.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Subject Princesses -- Fiction
Subject France -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 2365
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Dec 31, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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