| Author |
Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870 |
| Title |
The Countess of Saint Geran
Celebrated Crimes
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| Alternate Title |
La Comtesse de Saint-Geran
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 63.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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| Credits |
Produced by David Widger
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| Summary |
"The Countess de Saint-Geran" by Alexandre Dumas is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. This tale revolves around a complex web of intrigue, crime, and familial relations in the context of 17th-century France, specifically focusing on the lives and misfortunes of the noble families involved. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to a captivating incident in the year 1639, where a troop of horsemen arrives in a village with a prisoner, the young and distinguished Marquis de Saint-Maixent, who is charged with grave crimes. The villagers speculate on his situation, while the marquis himself begins to charm the locals despite his predicament. The narrative then unfolds through a series of dramatic events involving secret escape plans and romantic entanglements, ultimately leading to a scandalous set of circumstances that intertwines the lives of the nobility, specifically the Count and Countess de Saint-Geran, as their family’s future hangs in the balance amidst threats of exposure and the desperate actions of the marquis. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
HV: Social sciences: Social pathology, Social and Public Welfare
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| Subject |
Crime
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
2754 |
| Release Date |
Feb 28, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Nov 28, 2016 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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