Project Gutenberg 2004-09-22 Public domain in the USA. 185 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Marquise Brinvillier Celebrated Crimes Produced by David Widger “The Marquise de Brinvilliers” by Alexandre Dumas is a historical novel likely written in the late 19th century. The narrative centers on the infamous figure of Marie-Madeleine de Brinvilliers, a woman embroiled in scandal and crime during the 17th century, particularly around her relationships and the dark secrets of poison and murder that bind her to her lover, Sainte-Croix. At the start of the tale, readers are introduced to a dramatic scene on the Pont-Neuf where the Chevalier Gaudin de Sainte-Croix is arrested by police during an outing with the veiled Marquise de Brinvilliers. Flashbacks reveal their passionate and illicit love affair, against the backdrop of her tumultuous marriage and the encroaching intrigues of her family. As Sainte-Croix is taken to the Bastille, he encounters Exili, a notorious poison expert, and is gradually drawn into the supernatural allure of vengeance and dark practices. This opening portion vividly sets the stage for a tale of ambition, betrayal, and the escalating descent into criminality that characterizes the lives of both Sainte-Croix and the Marquise. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/2756/2756-rst/images/cover.jpg en Crime HV Text Crime Nonfiction Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: History - General Browsing: Sociology 202695 202639 2024-10-02T04:42:40.600662 2023-10-02T04:45:28.255808 text/html text/html 206376 2016-11-28T13:26:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 162200 2016-11-28T13:26:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 170111 2024-10-02T04:42:49.331588 application/epub+zip 309878 2024-10-02T04:42:48.341578 application/pdf 217055 2024-10-02T04:42:43.183599 application/pdf 172825 2024-10-02T04:42:44.517610 application/epub+zip 340169 2012-02-20T13:21:12 application/pdf 316595 2012-02-20T15:17:36 application/pdf application/zip 126045 2024-10-02T04:42:41.732611 application/epub+zip 230182 2024-10-02T04:42:51.510549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218437 2024-10-02T04:42:46.888604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171754 2022-09-02T05:50:39.097758 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177489 177484 2024-10-02T04:42:40.258618 2023-10-02T04:45:27.975796 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 178346 2016-11-28T13:26:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 66106 2016-11-28T13:26:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 176852 2016-11-28T13:26:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 65871 2016-11-28T13:26:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 176850 2016-11-28T13:26:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 65863 2016-11-28T13:26:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 30251 2024-10-02T04:42:51.651547 application/rdf+xml 156500 2024-10-02T04:42:39.369645 2023-10-02T04:45:27.605786 text/x-rst text/x-rst 156500 2016-11-28T13:26:10 text/x-rst 149554 2016-11-28T13:26:10 text/x-rst application/zip 15387 2024-10-02T04:42:43.540641 image/jpeg 2550 2024-10-02T04:42:43.373594 image/jpeg 161168 2024-10-02T04:42:40.620623 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