Project Gutenberg 2005-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 62 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Maquet, Auguste 1813 1888 Les quarante-cinq — Tome 1 Written in collaboration with Auguste Maquet. Cf. A. F. Davidson. Alexandre Dumas, 1902, p. 400. Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Anne Soulard, Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Les quarante-cinq — Tome 1" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is a historical novel likely written in the mid-19th century. The story is set against the backdrop of 16th-century France and revolves around the tumultuous events surrounding the execution of a man named Salcède. The narrative begins with a vivid description of a crowd gathered at the closed gate of Saint-Antoine, where various characters discuss the impending spectacle of Salcède's execution and the political tensions of the time. At the start of the book, we are introduced to a bustling scene outside the closed gates of Paris on October 26, 1585. The atmosphere is charged with anticipation, as people speculate on the fate of Salcède, a prisoner of notorious intrigue and political conflict. Key characters, including the observant Robert Briquet and two other bourgeois, engage in conversation about the crowd's reactions and their fears of chaos. As they discuss the likelihood of disturbances, an unknown man, later revealed to be Briquet, showcases his physical prowess by helping others navigate the tumult. The opening establishes a sense of urgency and foreshadows the unfolding drama connected to Salcède, emphasizing themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the public's fascination with punishment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr France -- History -- Henry III, 1574-1589 -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 630016 629897 2024-10-04T04:20:14.729784 2023-10-04T04:57:34.606752 text/html text/html 630009 629890 2024-10-04T04:20:15.083830 2023-10-04T04:57:34.877774 text/html text/html 296218 2024-10-04T04:20:27.170692 application/epub+zip 306027 2024-10-04T04:20:18.797750 application/epub+zip 296997 2024-10-04T04:20:17.340755 application/epub+zip 575098 2024-10-04T04:20:33.202705 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527390 2024-10-04T04:20:26.162766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 489662 2022-09-04T07:14:24.872729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525563 525495 2024-10-04T04:20:13.977848 2023-10-04T04:57:34.029729 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 514928 2015-03-24T14:58:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 189759 2015-03-24T15:02:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21003 2024-10-04T04:20:33.343667 application/rdf+xml 13990 2024-10-04T04:20:17.893740 image/jpeg 3561 2024-10-04T04:20:17.616909 image/jpeg 292814 2024-10-04T04:20:15.134801 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia