The Vicomte de Bragelonne (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, European Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Alexandre Dumas, Auguste Maquet
- First Published: 1848
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical romance
- Time of Work: Seventeenth century
- Setting: France and England
- Principal Characters: Louis XIV, Louise de la Valliere, D’Artagnan, Athos, Porthos, Aramis, Raoul, Fouquet, Colbert, Charles II
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Revolutionaries, France or French people, Love or romance, Mistaken or secret identity, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, England or English people, Blackmail, Seventeenth century, Kings, queens, or royalty, Ambition, Soldiers, Twins or multiple-birth siblings, Royal courts or courtiers, Throne restoration
- Locales: France, England
The Story:
Louis XIV, the young king of France, was en route to Spain to ask for the hand of Marie Theresa, the Spanish Infanta. He stopped overnight at the castle of Blois to visit his uncle, the Duc d’Orleans. There he met for the first time Louise de la Valliere, the lovely stepdaughter of the duchess’ steward. Louise was betrothed to Raoul, the Vicomte de Bragelonne, son of the Comte de la Fere. Another arrival at Blois during the royal visit was the Stuart pretender, Charles II, who came to ask for a loan of a million livres and French aid in regaining the English...
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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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