The Queen’s Necklace (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, European Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Alexandre Dumas, Auguste Maquet
- First Published: 1849
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical romance
- Time of Work: Eighteenth century
- Setting: France
- Principal Characters: Marie Antoinette, Jeanne de la Motte Valois, Cardinal de Rohan, Philippe de Taverney, Andree de Taverney, Count de Charny, Count Oliva, Cagliostro
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: France or French people, Love or romance, Mistaken or secret identity, Eighteenth century, Kings, queens, or royalty, Theft, Gossip, Parties, Royal courts or courtiers
- Locales: France
The Story:
The Countess Jeanne de La Motte Valois, a descendant of the fallen royal house of Valois, aspired to return to favor in the court of Louis XVI. Suffering extreme poverty, she was honored by a visit from the queen, who gave her money and promised her assistance.
The queen was always a victim of intrigues by her enemies. Even on the night when she had, with the assistance of Andree de Taverney, made a charitable visit to the Countess de La Motte, one of her enemies had whispered into the king’s ear that her majesty had gone on a nocturnal mission of doubtful...
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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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