Book Cover of The Forty-Five Guardsmen

The Forty-Five Guardsmen

by Alexandre Dumas

It tells the story of Diane de Méridor's quest for revenge upon the Duke of Anjou – for his betrayal of Bussy d’Amboise. The novel features Forty-five guards - lesser nobility recruited by Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette, Duke of Épernon, to provide Henry III of France with trusted protection in the midst of the War of the Three Henrys.

Book Details

Language

English

Original Language

French

Published In

1848

Authors

Alexandre Dumas image

Dumas began his career by writing plays, which were successfully produced from the first. He also wrote numerous magazine articles and travel books; his published works totalled 100,000 pages. In the...

Books by Alexandre Dumas

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

Favor of Kings Cover image

Favor of Kings by Mary Hastings Bradley

This novel offers a historical reimagining of the life of Anne Boleyn, a woman who rose to become Queen of England but whose rise was marked by scanda...

Can You Forgive Her? Cover image

Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope

It was first published in serial form in 1864 and 1865. It is the first of six novels in the Palliser series, also known as the Parliamentary Novels....

Montcalm and Wolfe, Volume 2 Cover image

Montcalm and Wolfe, Volume 2 by Francis Parkman

Montcalm and Wolfe is the sixth volume in Francis Parkman's seven-volume history, France and England in North America, originally published in 1884. I...

Ran Away to Sea Cover image

Ran Away to Sea by Thomas Mayne Reid

Restless and yearning for a life of adventure beyond the idyllic countryside, Frank takes a daring leap of fate, running away to the unpredictable emb...

The Trail to Yesterday Cover image

The Trail to Yesterday by Charles Alden Seltzer

This is a gripping tale set in the rugged and untamed American West. In this sweeping frontier saga, where justice is as elusive as the whispers of th...

Henry the Seventh Cover image

Henry the Seventh by James Gairdner

Henry VII, the founder of the Tudor dynasty, less known than his son, Henry VIII, or granddaughter Elizabeth I, is often overlooked. This King toppled...

My Mortal Enemy Cover image

My Mortal Enemy by Willa Cather

It explores the complex relationships between two women, Nellie Birdseye and Myra Henshawe, who have been friends since childhood. The novel delves in...

Masters of Space Cover image

Masters of Space by E. E. Smith

In this gripping tale, humanity stands at the precipice of a new era as they venture into the vast expanse of the cosmos. Led by the intrepid Skip Kin...

Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico Cover image

Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico by John M. Corbett

It delves into the history and significance of the Aztec Ruins National Monument. This book provides an insightful look into the past and present of o...

Europe and the Faith  Cover image

Europe and the Faith by Hilaire Belloc

"The Faith is Europe. And Europe is the Faith." Belloc looks first at the Roman Empire, then the place of the early Church inside that Empire, then th...

Reviews for The Forty-Five Guardsmen

No reviews posted or approved, yet...