La Reine Margot (Litterature) (World Classics (Abe Books))

by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet

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`Dear sister!' said Charles IX, `there is blood on your sleeve!' `And what consequence is that, Sire,' said Marguerite, `if I have a smile upon my lips?' Saint Bartholomew's Day 1572. Paris is awash with the blood of Huguenots slaughtered by order of Charles IX. Or perhaps of Catherine de Medicis, one of history's great monsters? Or the ambitious Duke de Guise? Or the Duke d'Anjou, soon to be the reluctant King of Poland? The answer will be found in the secret passageways of the Louvre and the torture chamber of the fortress of Vincennes. It takes an iron...Read more
  • ISBN10 1148611649
  • ISBN13 9781148611648
  • Publish Date 5 April 2010 (first published 31 December 1994)
  • Publish Status Unknown
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Nabu Press
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 310
  • Language English