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In the months of March-July in 1844, in the magazine Le Siecle, the first portion of a story appeared, penned by the celebrated playwright Alexandre Dumas. It was based, he claimed, on some manuscripts he had found a year earlier in the Bibliotheque Nationale while researching... Read Full Overview

The third installment of the 'd'Artagnan Romances', of which "The Three Musketeers" and "Twenty Years After" constitute the first and second, was first serialized between October 1847 to January 1850. "Louise de la Valliere" represents the third of the four volume edition... Read Full Overview

EDITION INTEGRALE EXCEPTIONNELLE Plongez dans plus de 700 pages d'aventures captivantes que vous n'oublierez jamais! Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) est l'un des auteurs fran?ais les plus lus dans le monde. Sa Saga des Mousquetaires, oeuvre magistrale, est compos?e de cinq romans,... Read Full Overview

Louise de la Valli re by Alexandre Dumas. This illustrated title is #5 of the D'Artagnan Romance Series. Plot: Romantic events at the court of Louis XIV. Raoul de Bragelonne finds his childhood sweetheart, Louise de la Valli re, is maid of honor to the Princess. Fearing a tarnishing... Read Full Overview

The third installment of the final episode in the D'Artagnan Romances, it continues the narrative that started with "The Vicomte de Bragelonne" and "Ten Years Later". Louis XIV is desperate to solidify his position as absolute ruler of France. Impending turmoil forces the Musketeers... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This historical romance continues The Vicomte de Bragelonne series, focusing on the tragic love story of Louise de La Valli re, a lady-in-waiting who becomes the mistress of King Louis XIV. Torn between her love for the king and her moral values, Louise's life is marked by... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Louise de la Valliere is the middle section of The Vicomte de Bragelonne or, Ten Years After. Against a tender love story, Dumas continues the suspense which began with The Vicomte de Bragelonne and will end with The Man in the Iron Mask. It is early summer, 1661, and the royal... Read Full Overview

Louise de La Valli?re (Fran?oise Louise de La Baume Le Blanc; 6 August 1644 - 7 June 1710) was a mistress of Louis XIV of France from 1661 to 1667. She later became the Duchess of La Valli?re and Duchess of Vaujours in her own right. She has no known surviving descendants. Louise... Read Full Overview