The Queen's Necklace - Alexandre Dumas - Book 9 - Volume 3, Part 5

The Queen's Necklace - Alexandre Dumas - Book 9 - Volume 3, Part 5

Title: The Queen's Necklace

Overview: This third volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances begins a decade after the close of "The Mesmerist’s Victim” and is based on a real scandal in Louis XVI’s court, commonly called “The Diamond Necklace Affair.” In this volume, the plotting of a powerful occultist, Count Cogliostro (or “Balsamo”), collides with the long-festering resentments of a previous royal house, Jeanne de Valois (de la Motte), a growing popular movement for sociopolitical reform, and a shrinking supply of bread. It is easy to see how converging sociopolitical challenges can threaten the monarchy, but how can the court of Louis XVI overcome these challenges amidst a famine? After all, in the words of his economic advisor, Turgot de l'Aulnes, “Ne vous mêlez pas du pain” (One must not meddle with bread)!

Published: 1849 - 1850

List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #13

Author: Alexandre Dumas

Translator: Henry L. Williams

Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction

Episode: The Queen's Necklace - Alexandre Dumas - Book 9 - Volume 3, Part 5

Part: 5 of 6

Length Part: 2:13:41

Book: 9

Length Book: 16:40:31

Episodes: 65 - 80 of 95

Predecessor: The Mesmerist's Victim

Successor: Taking the Bastile

Narrator: John Van Stan

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction

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Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. John Van Stan.