Project Gutenberg 2011-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 263 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Le comte de Moret Produced by Claudine Corbasson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Le comte de Moret" by Alexandre Dumas is an unpublished novel written in the mid-19th century. The story is set in 1628, focusing on the life of Étienne Latil, a brash and carefree man who enjoys his time at the bustling hôtellerie de la Barbe Peinte. The narrative entangles themes of nobility, jealousy, and intrigue, particularly revolving around the implications of the titular character, who is a nobleman of somewhat ambiguous heritage. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the hôtellerie de la Barbe Peinte, a lively inn in Paris, where travelers of all sorts come and go. The focus shifts to Étienne Latil, who is engaged in a lengthy drinking session and exhibits a rowdy yet charismatic demeanor. As the scene unfolds, an unknown visitor approaches Latil with a mysterious proposition, indicating the brewing tensions among the noble classes and intimating the darker sides of ambition and rivalry during this historical period. The chapter sets the stage for the confrontations and plots that will likely follow, highlighting the intense social dynamics of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Historical fiction France -- History -- Louis XIII, 1610-1643 -- Fiction Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, duc de, 1585-1642 -- Fiction Adventure stories Swordsmen -- Fiction Courts and courtiers -- Fiction Cardinals -- Fiction Anne, Queen, consort of Louis XIII, King of France, 1601-1666 -- Fiction Moret, Antoine de Bourbon, comte de, 1607-1632 -- Fiction Louis XIII, King of France, 1601-1643 -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: French Literature 1383353 2025-07-15T10:09:26.350417 text/html 1391108 2011-10-17T12:05:06 text/html 608821 2025-07-15T10:09:44.932321 application/epub+zip 630360 2025-07-15T10:09:30.164448 application/epub+zip 600454 2025-07-15T10:09:28.128465 application/epub+zip 1098748 2025-07-15T10:09:55.576320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1027482 2025-07-15T10:09:43.058323 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 976126 2022-09-17T09:45:41.686473 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1291775 2025-07-15T10:09:20.109458 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1262104 2011-10-17T12:05:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22829 2025-07-15T10:09:55.734264 application/rdf+xml 11837 2025-07-15T10:09:28.673406 image/jpeg 3258 2025-07-15T10:09:28.400440 image/jpeg 465777 2011-10-17T12:05:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 510951 2011-10-17T12:05:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 574363 2025-07-15T10:09:26.462453 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