Project Gutenberg 2005-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 151 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Maquet, Auguste 1813 1888 Les quarante-cinq — Tome 1 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Forty-Five_Guardsmen https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Quarante-Cinq Written in collaboration with Auguste Maquet. Cf. A. F. Davidson. Alexandre Dumas, 1902, p. 400. Produced by Anne Soulard, Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Les quarante-cinq — Tome 1" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is a historical novel likely written in the mid-19th century. The story is set against the backdrop of 16th-century France and revolves around the tumultuous events surrounding the execution of a man named Salcède. The narrative begins with a vivid description of a crowd gathered at the closed gate of Saint-Antoine, where various characters discuss the impending spectacle of Salcède's execution and the political tensions of the time. At the start of the book, we are introduced to a bustling scene outside the closed gates of Paris on October 26, 1585. The atmosphere is charged with anticipation, as people speculate on the fate of Salcède, a prisoner of notorious intrigue and political conflict. Key characters, including the observant Robert Briquet and two other bourgeois, engage in conversation about the crowd's reactions and their fears of chaos. As they discuss the likelihood of disturbances, an unknown man, later revealed to be Briquet, showcases his physical prowess by helping others navigate the tumult. The opening establishes a sense of urgency and foreshadows the unfolding drama connected to Salcède, emphasizing themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the public's fascination with punishment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr France -- History -- Henry III, 1574-1589 -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: French Literature 630188 2025-08-03T12:25:46.838715 text/html 630009 2025-01-11T00:51:04.823105 text/html 296293 2025-08-03T12:25:58.036669 application/epub+zip 306015 2025-08-03T12:25:50.342715 application/epub+zip 296985 2025-08-03T12:25:49.009696 application/epub+zip 575020 2025-08-03T12:26:03.466690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527390 2025-08-03T12:25:57.103664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 489662 2022-09-04T07:14:24.872729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525563 2025-08-03T12:25:46.252773 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 514928 2015-03-24T14:58:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19302 2025-08-03T12:26:03.614665 application/rdf+xml 13990 2025-08-03T12:25:49.515708 image/jpeg 3561 2025-08-03T12:25:49.263708 image/jpeg 189759 2015-03-24T15:02:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 292880 2025-08-03T12:25:46.885719 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia