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 Project Gutenberg 2005-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 81 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Maquet, Auguste 1813 1888 Les quarante-cinq — Tome 3 Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Written in collaboration with Auguste Maquet. Cf. A. F. Davidson. Alexandre Dumas, 1902, p. 400. Produced by Anne Soulard, Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Les quarante-cinq — Tome 3" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The work unfolds amidst the political and military intrigues of the Low Countries during a turbulent period marked by religious conflicts and territorial ambitions. It touches on the lives of key figures, such as the Duke of Anjou and his adversaries, as they navigate the complex landscape of allegiances and rivalries, primarily during the siege of Anvers. The opening of the novel introduces the camp of the Duke of Brabant along the Escaut River, where tensions rise among a diverse army composed of Calvinists and royalists. As the Duke prepares for battle, dissent brews within his ranks, with various factions motivated more by self-interest than loyalty. The tension escalates with the arrival of a fleet led by the French Admiral, Joyeuse, which prompts quarrels among the soldiers. They are aware of the impending attack on Anvers and the murky motives behind their commanders’ decisions. The scene is set for a dramatic confrontation as factionalism complicates the military dynamics, setting the stage for an unfolding clash of ideals, aspirations, and treachery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr France -- History -- Henry III, 1574-1589 -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 591474 591355 2024-10-04T04:20:54.917127 2023-10-04T04:58:04.631504 text/html text/html 591467 591348 2024-10-04T04:20:55.265142 2023-10-04T04:58:04.880490 text/html text/html 285362 2024-10-04T04:21:07.765009 application/epub+zip 294409 2024-10-04T04:20:59.691071 application/epub+zip 284601 2024-10-04T04:20:57.577187 application/epub+zip 548117 2024-10-04T04:21:13.697999 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505218 2024-10-04T04:21:06.546015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467494 2022-09-04T07:15:13.518638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502812 502744 2024-10-04T04:20:54.182077 2023-10-04T04:58:04.091481 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 492331 2015-03-24T15:01:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 181445 2015-03-24T15:02:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20642 2024-10-04T04:21:14.501953 application/rdf+xml 14017 2024-10-04T04:20:58.724057 image/jpeg 3565 2024-10-04T04:20:58.229079 image/jpeg 282951 2024-10-04T04:20:55.315091 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia