The Queen's Necklace
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Publisher Description
The Affair of the Diamond Necklace was a mysterious incident in the 1780s at the court of Louis XVI of France involving his wife, Queen Marie Antoinette. The reputation of the Queen, which was already tarnished by gossip, was ruined by the implication that she had participated in a crime to defraud the crown jewellers of the cost of a very expensive diamond necklace. The Affair was historically significant as one of the events that led to the French populace's disillusionment with the monarchy, which, among other causes, eventually culminated in the French Revolution.
Customer Reviews
Marvellous - BUT it's just a part of a greater collection
Memoirs of a Physician, by Alexandre Dumas is an extensive romance, also called the Marie Antoinette Romances that is constituted in 5 (FIVE) parts. It is a hard to find work in a complete way. Maybe, I suppose, it's because of its size but I can assure you: the complete work makes it the greatest historical romance ever written by Dumas.
1) Joseph Balsamo
2) The Queen's Necklace
3) Angel Pitou (or The Bastille)
4) The Countess of Charny
5) The Chevalier of the Red House