A major new translation of a forgotten classic
Paris, 1793, the onset of the Terror. Brave Republican Maurice rescues a mys-terious and beautiful woman from an angry mob and is unknowingly drawn into a secret Royalist plot-a plot revolving around the imprisoned Queen of France, Marie Antoinette, and her enigmatic and fearless champion, the Knight of Maison-Rouge. Full of surprising twists, breakneck adventure, conspiracies, swordplay, romance, and heroism, The Knight of Maison-Rouge is an exhilarating tale of selflessness, love, and honor under the shadow of the guillotine. Dumas here is at the very height of his powers, and with this first and only modern translation, readers can once again ride with the Knight of Maison-Rouge.
| ISBN: | 9780812969634 |
| Publication date: | 14th September 2004 |
| Author: | Alexandre Dumas |
| Publisher: | Modern Library an imprint of Random House Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 448 pages |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Action Adventure Historical Fiction |
A major new translation of a forgotten classic
Paris, 1793, the onset of the Terror. Brave Republican Maurice rescues a mys-terious and beautiful woman from an angry mob and is unknowingly drawn into a secret Royalist plot-a plot revolving around the imprisoned Queen of France, Marie Antoinette, and her enigmatic and fearless champion, the Knight of Maison-Rouge. Full of surprising twists, breakneck adventure, conspiracies, swordplay, romance, and heroism, The Knight of Maison-Rouge is an exhilarating tale of selflessness, love, and honor under the shadow of the guillotine. Dumas here is at the very height of his powers, and with this first and only modern translation, readers can once again ride with the Knight of Maison-Rouge.
The Knight of Maison-Rouge features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Action Adventure, Historical Fiction
The Knight of Maison-Rouge is available in Paperback
The Knight of Maison-Rouge was written by Alexandre Dumas and published by Modern Library an imprint of Random House Publishing Group
The Knight of Maison-Rouge has 448 pages
Yes it is part of Modern Library Classics series