Project Gutenberg 2005-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 100 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Maquet, Auguste 1813 1888 Les quarante-cinq — Tome 3 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 3" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The work unfolds amidst the political and military intrigues of the Low Countries during a turbulent period marked by religious conflicts and territorial ambitions. It touches on the lives of key figures, such as the Duke of Anjou and his adversaries, as they navigate the complex landscape of allegiances and rivalries, primarily during the siege of Anvers. The opening of the novel introduces the camp of the Duke of Brabant along the Escaut River, where tensions rise among a diverse army composed of Calvinists and royalists. As the Duke prepares for battle, dissent brews within his ranks, with various factions motivated more by self-interest than loyalty. The tension escalates with the arrival of a fleet led by the French Admiral, Joyeuse, which prompts quarrels among the soldiers. They are aware of the impending attack on Anvers and the murky motives behind their commanders’ decisions. The scene is set for a dramatic confrontation as factionalism complicates the military dynamics, setting the stage for an unfolding clash of ideals, aspirations, and treachery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr France -- History -- Henry III, 1574-1589 -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Historical Novels Category: French Literature 591646 2025-07-03T12:13:31.444336 text/html 591467 2025-01-11T00:51:43.517982 text/html 285436 2025-07-03T12:13:41.615220 application/epub+zip 294394 2025-07-03T12:13:34.740318 application/epub+zip 284585 2025-07-03T12:13:33.438305 application/epub+zip 548127 2025-07-03T12:13:46.566232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505218 2025-07-03T12:13:40.764255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467494 2022-09-04T07:15:13.518638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502812 2025-07-03T12:13:30.820350 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 492331 2015-03-24T15:01:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19272 2025-07-03T12:13:46.702228 application/rdf+xml 14017 2025-07-03T12:13:33.933273 image/jpeg 3565 2025-07-03T12:13:33.684271 image/jpeg 181445 2015-03-24T15:02:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 283017 2025-07-03T12:13:31.489305 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia