Ten Years LaterThis antiquarian book contains Alexandre Dumas's historical novel "Ten Years Later". Serialised between 1847 and 1850, this is the second instalment of the final episode in the d'Artagnan Romances. Set between 1660 and 1667, it chronicles Louis XIV's metamorphosis from juvenile monarch to Sun King. A veritably thrilling romantic romp in seventeenth century France, "Ten Years Later" constitutes a must-read for fans of Dumas's seminal work, and would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) was a famous French writer. He is best remembered for his exciting romantic sagas, including "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo". Despite making a great deal of money from his writing, Dumas was almost perpetually penniless thanks to his decidedly extravagant lifestyle. His novels have been translated into nearly a hundred different languages, and have inspired over 200 motion pictures. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing this antiquarian book in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author. |
Contents
The Advisers | |
Fontainebleau | |
The Bath | |
The ButterflyChase | |
What Was Caught after the Butterflies | |
The Ballet of the Seasons | |
The Nymphs of the Park of Fontainebleau | |
What Was Said under the Royal | |
At | |
The Tents | |
Night | |
From Le Havre to Paris | |
An Account of what the Chevalier de Lorraine Thought of Madame | |
A Surprise for Raoul | |
The Consent of Athos | |
Monsieur Becomes Jealous of the Duke of Buckingham | |
Forever | |
King Louis XIV does not think Mademoiselle de la Valliere either rich enough or pretty enough for a Gentleman of the Rank of the Vicomte de Brag... | |
SwordThrusts in the Water | |
SwordThrusts in the Water concluded | |
Baisemeaux de Montlezun | |
The Kings CardTable | |
M Baisemeaux de Montlezuns Accounts | |
The Breakfast at Monsieur de Baisemeauxs | |
The Second Floor of la Bertaudiere | |
The Two Friends | |
Madame de Bellieres Plate | |
The Dowry | |
Le Terrain de Dieu | |
Threefold Love | |
M de Lorraines Jealousy | |
Monsieur is Jealous of Guiche | |
The Mediator | |
The Kings Uneasiness | |
The Kings Secret | |
What Is Said | |
Courses de Nuit | |
In Which Madame Acquires a Proof that Listeners Hear | |
Aramiss Correspondence | |
The Orderly Clerk | |
Fontainebleau at Two oClock in the Morning | |
The Labyrinth | |
How Malicorne Had Been Turned Out of the Hotel of the Beau Paon | |
What Actually Occurred at the Inn Called the Beau Paon | |
A Jesuit of the Eleventh Year | |
The State Secret | |
A Mission | |
Happy as a Prince | |
Story of a Dryad and a Naiad | |
Conclusion of the Story of a Naiad and of a Dryad | |
Royal Psychology | |
Something That neither Naiad nor Dryad Foresaw | |
The New General of the Jesuits | |
The Storm | |
The Shower of Rain | |
Toby | |
Madames Four Chances | |
The Lottery | |
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