Project Gutenberg 2001-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 268 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Maquet, Auguste 1813 1888 Louise de la Valliere A translation of the latter part of the Vicomte de Bragelonne. John Bursey and David Widger "Louise de la Valliere" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is a historical novel likely written in the mid-19th century, as part of the larger series known as the D'Artagnan Romances. The story follows the adventures and intrigues surrounding D’Artagnan and his friends, delving into their lives intertwined with the French court, particularly focusing on themes of love, betrayal, and power. The main character introduced is D’Artagnan, a loyal musketeer who navigates the complexities not only of duty but also of romantic entanglements. The opening of the novel sets the stage at Fontainebleau, where D’Artagnan finds himself feeling neglected and bored amidst the social flutter of the court. He engages in banter with his friend Planchet, revealing his restlessness as he seeks to escape the ennui of court life. D’Artagnan’s thoughts are preoccupied with his old friends, and signs of their previous adventures loom large, foreshadowing the upcoming revelations of secrets that will entwine them once again in plots of love and loyalty. The narrative hints at political intrigue between figures like Fouquet and Colbert, setting a backdrop of tension that promises drama as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715 -- Fiction Adventure stories La Vallière, Françoise-Louise de La Baume Le Blanc, duchesse de, 1644-1710 -- Fiction PQ Text Adventure Movie Books Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1112072 1112511 2024-10-02T04:31:49.733502 2023-10-02T04:36:46.347923 text/html text/html 1188885 2022-04-08T01:08:34 text/html 552222 2024-10-02T04:32:07.566883 application/epub+zip 554418 2024-10-02T04:31:53.814960 application/epub+zip 539514 2024-10-02T04:31:51.980996 application/epub+zip 888879 2024-10-02T04:32:17.411883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 836957 2024-10-02T04:32:06.509903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 800334 2022-09-02T05:37:30.218901 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1032426 1032415 2024-10-02T04:31:47.503490 2023-10-02T04:36:44.327893 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1032188 2022-04-08T01:08:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22097 2024-10-02T04:32:17.569832 application/rdf+xml 14371 2024-10-02T04:31:52.787983 image/jpeg 3476 2024-10-02T04:31:52.477970 image/jpeg 364800 2022-04-08T01:09:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 379931 2022-04-08T01:09:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 454761 2024-10-02T04:31:49.819532 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia