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The Knight of Maison-Rouge by Alexandre Dumas

July 11, 2025 by elderberrywine 5 Comments

cbr17bingo Citizen How many times has The Three Musketeers been filmed?  Dumas knew how to tell a tale, even though he could be fairly verbose, at times.  But hey. when you get paid by volume, that makes sense. The Knight of Maison Rouge, the character named in the title, is a champion of Marie Antoinette, in that murky period in French history between the execution of her husband, Louis XVI, and her own.  The government consisted of various battling contingents of “citizens” each trying to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: 16th cent Framce, alexandre dumas, cbr17bingo, Citizen, Excellent translation, French revolution messiness, If you are a Les Miz fan this is your jam, Marie Antonette and whats his face, Off with EVERYBODY'S heads, Peak Dumas storytelling

elderberrywine's CBR17 Review No:35 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: 16th cent Framce, alexandre dumas, cbr17bingo, Citizen, Excellent translation, French revolution messiness, If you are a Les Miz fan this is your jam, Marie Antonette and whats his face, Off with EVERYBODY'S heads, Peak Dumas storytelling ·
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