Project Gutenberg 2001-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 420 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Maquet, Auguste 1813 1888 Louise de la Vallière A translation of the latter part of the Vicomte de Bragelonne. John Bursey and David Widger "Louise de la Vallière" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is a historical novel likely written in the mid-19th century, as part of the larger series known as the D'Artagnan Romances. The story follows the adventures and intrigues surrounding D’Artagnan and his friends, delving into their lives intertwined with the French court, particularly focusing on themes of love, betrayal, and power. The main character introduced is D’Artagnan, a loyal musketeer who navigates the complexities not only of duty but also of romantic entanglements. The opening of the novel sets the stage at Fontainebleau, where D’Artagnan finds himself feeling neglected and bored amidst the social flutter of the court. He engages in banter with his friend Planchet, revealing his restlessness as he seeks to escape the ennui of court life. D’Artagnan’s thoughts are preoccupied with his old friends, and signs of their previous adventures loom large, foreshadowing the upcoming revelations of secrets that will entwine them once again in plots of love and loyalty. The narrative hints at political intrigue between figures like Fouquet and Colbert, setting a backdrop of tension that promises drama as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Historical fiction France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715 -- Fiction Adventure stories La Vallière, Françoise-Louise de La Baume Le Blanc, duchesse de, 1644-1710 -- Fiction PQ Text Adventure Movie Books Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: French Literature 1112479 2025-07-02T04:00:32.724093 text/html 1100085 2025-04-24T11:06:27 text/html 551537 2025-07-02T04:00:48.230086 application/epub+zip 553688 2025-07-02T04:00:36.262106 application/epub+zip 538618 2025-07-02T04:00:34.786110 application/epub+zip 887397 2025-07-02T04:00:57.064969 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 838028 2025-07-02T04:00:47.273078 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 800334 2022-09-02T05:37:30.218901 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1032790 2025-07-02T04:00:31.157126 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1013030 2025-04-24T11:06:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19001 2025-07-02T04:00:57.211004 application/rdf+xml 14384 2025-07-02T04:00:35.329090 image/jpeg 3479 2025-07-02T04:00:35.057124 image/jpeg 455331 2025-07-02T04:00:32.802131 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia