Memoirs of a Physician (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Alexandre Dumas, Auguste Maquet
- First Published: 1846
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: Eighteenth century
- Setting: Paris and its environs
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Philosophy or philosophers, Magic or magicians, Love or romance, Betrayal, Dreams, Paris, Eighteenth century, Kings, queens, or royalty, Royal courts or courtiers, Hypnotism, Sleep
- Locales: Paris, France
Characters Discussed
Joseph Balsamo (zhoh-SEHF bahl-sah-MOH), the Count de Fenix (deh fay-NEEKS), a revolutionary and practitioner of magic. Involved in machinations at the court of Louis XV, he is able, through sorcery, to gather information to further the plots in which he becomes engaged.
Lorenza Feliciani (loh-REHN- zah feh-lee-SYAH-nee), Joseph Balsamo’s wife and the unwilling medium for his sorcery until her death at the hands of Althotas.
Madame Jeanne du Barry (zhahn dew bah- REE), the favorite of Louis XV and the ally of the duc de Richelieu and Joseph...
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Alexandre Dumas, père (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Alexandre Dumas, père (Drama)Alexandre Dumas, père (Censorship)Alexandre Dumas, père (Dictionary of World Biography)Alexandre Dumas, père (Long Fiction)Alexandre Dumas, père (Mystery and Detective Fiction)Auguste Maquet (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
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