Book Cover of The Queen's Necklace

The Queen's Necklace

by Alexandre Dumas

The Queen's Necklace is a novel by Alexandre Dumas that was published in 1849 and 1850 (immediately following the French Revolution of 1848). It is loosely based on the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, an episode involving fraud and royal scandal that made headlines at the court of Louis XVI in the 1780s.

Book Details

Language

English

Original Language

French

Published In

1849

Author

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...

More on Alexandre Dumas

Listen/Download Audiobook

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

Related books

The Man with the Black Cord Cover image

The Man with the Black Cord by Anonymous

A baffling disappearance. A bedroom door locked from the inside. A housekeeper with something to hide. Will retired policeman turned private detective...

The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes Cover image

The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes by Edward Stratemeyer

Ahoy, mateys! Join the intrepid Rover Boys on an unforgettable adventure as they sail the vast expanse of the Great Lakes, encountering thrilling esca...

The Golden Canyon Cover image

The Golden Canyon by G. A. Henty

"Embark on a riveting adventure through uncharted territory as The Golden Canyon reveals hidden treasures and life-altering choices." The Golden Canyo...

Island Nights' Entertainments Cover image

Island Nights' Entertainments by Robert Louis Stevenson

Embark on a captivating journey into the heart of the South Seas with Robert Louis Stevenson's captivating collection of short stories, "Island Nights...

The Black Star: A School Story for Boys Cover image

The Black Star: A School Story for Boys by Andrew H. Walpole

It tells the story of a group of schoolboys who become embroiled in a mystery surrounding a stolen black star, a valuable heirloom that has been passe...

The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car Cover image

The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car by Laura Lee Hope

In "The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car, Or The Haunted Mansion of Shadow Valley", one of the girls has learned to run a big motor car and she invites th...

The Tale of Old Dog Spot Cover image

The Tale of Old Dog Spot by Arthur Scott Bailey

Meet Old Dog Spot, the wisest and most beloved dog in the neighborhood. The Tale of Old Dog Spot by Arthur Scott Bailey is a heartwarming and delight...

Antic Hay Cover image

Antic Hay by Aldous Huxley

The first great novel of Huxley dealing with the disenchantment of affluent Britain with all kinds of belief systems leading to utter wastefulness and...

Billy Whiskers Jr. Cover image

Billy Whiskers Jr. by Frances Trego Montgomery

The story is about a mischievous goat named Billy Whiskers Jr. who gets into all sorts of trouble on the farm where he lives. Billy is always looking...

Marooned in the Forest: The Story of a Primitive Fight for Life Cover image

Marooned in the Forest: The Story of a Primitive Fight for Life by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill

Lost in the depths of the forest without food, fire, weapons, or compass, what is a young man to do? This "modern-day" Robinson Crusoe has to dig deep...

Reviews for The Queen's Necklace

No reviews posted or approved, yet...