Project Gutenberg 2024-05-02 Public domain in the USA. 140 Smith, Albert 1816 1860 Leech, John 1817 1864 Leech, J. (John) The Marchioness of Brinvilliers, the poisoner of the seventeenth century : $b A romance of old Paris The Marchioness of Brinvilliers, the poisoner of the 17th century : A romance of old Paris $aLondon :$bRichard Bentley & Son, $c1886. an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer "The Marchioness of Brinvilliers, the Poisoner of the Seventeenth Century" by Albert Smith is a historical romance written in the late 19th century. Set in Paris during 1665, the narrative delves into the life of the notorious marchioness who infamously used poison in her schemes, intertwining themes of love, betrayal, and intrigue. The story features various characters, including the titular marchioness, Gaudin de Sainte-Croix, and other figures who navigate a world of both social and moral complexities. At the start of the narrative, a lively scene unfolds at the Carrefour du Châtelet in Paris, where a crowd gathers to watch a mountebank perform. Among the crowd are two military officers, Gaudin de Sainte-Croix and his friend, who display disinterest in a young working-class girl, Louise Gauthier, who is introduced during this chaotic spectacle. As the evening progresses, the crowd's attention shifts toward the mysterious physician, Antonio Exili, who possesses unsettling knowledge and chemistry skills that hint at darker undertones. Tension rises as Exili is ultimately arrested, revealing a complex web of relationships and schemes involving poison, love, and ambition, setting the stage for a dramatic historical tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://books.google.com/books?id=wx_QAAAAMAAJ 20240429131409smith 1886 GB Reading ease score: 68.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Biographical fiction Paris (France) -- Fiction Brinvilliers, Marie-Madeleine Gobelin, marquise de, 1630-1676 -- Fiction Poisoners -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance 806212 2025-07-29T06:46:45.425515 text/html 781556 2024-05-02T18:11:57 text/html 4979877 2025-07-29T06:46:55.812956 application/epub+zip 4985760 2025-07-29T06:46:46.998545 application/epub+zip 379138 2025-07-29T06:46:46.104548 application/epub+zip 5210465 2025-07-29T06:47:02.592965 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5163317 2025-07-29T06:46:54.485023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 751921 2025-07-29T06:46:43.243528 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 731918 2024-05-02T18:11:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17397 2025-07-29T06:47:02.782924 application/rdf+xml 10820 2025-07-29T06:46:46.236508 image/jpeg 2353 2025-07-29T06:46:46.170511 image/jpeg 5042572 2025-07-29T06:46:45.603524 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia