Marie Antoinette Romances, Vol 5: The Countess of Charny
By Alexandre Dumas · Running time 07:52:03 · Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers
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This 5th volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances begins after the fall of the Bastille and the March on Versailles, which forced Louis XVI and his court to be escorted back to Paris. In Paris, political factions battle over the fate of the nation, the royal family, and anyone with royalist sympathies. Our heroes (like Ange Pitou) and our anti-heroes (like Gilbert) must navigate the blood-streaked landscape while keeping their necks out of the guillotine. All the while, the prophetic Balsamo urges on the revolution: "the quantity of blood which must be shed before the sun rises on the free worl
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