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La Reine Margot (Paperback)

by Alexandre Dumas (Author), David Coward (Editor)

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Paperback: 560 pages
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks; annotated edition edition (Sep 14 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0199538441
ISBN-13: 978-0199538447
Product Dimensions: 19 x 12.7 x 2.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 386 g

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On s'étripe, on s'égorge, on se massacre avec une volupté sans précédent. Corps transpercés, martyrisés viennent éclabousser un sein nu de leur sang. Les beaux duels des mousquetaires n'ont plus cours à l'heure de la Saint-Barthélemy. On s'assassine avec rage, les hommes sont des chiens, les héros des sangliers blessés. Dumas sème les cadavres au fil des pages de ce livre de chasse, trempé dans le poison de Catherine de Médicis. La fièvre érotique tient lieu d'amour, la ruse, l'intérêt et la peur dictent les intrigues. Vague noire et rouge, la violence balaye et emporte tout. Dans les cris, les halètements, les plaintes désespérées, Dumas enfièvre ses dialogues à coups de rapière ou d'arquebuse, avec une énergie morbide. Les vengeances succèdent aux trahisons, et la mort à la folie, dans ce monde de bruit et de fureur, livré au chaos, que seule l'amitié fidèle de La Mole et Coconas transcende. --Scarbo --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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`Dear sister!' said Charles IX, `there is blood on your sleeve!' `And what consequence is that, Sire,' said Marguerite, `if I have a smile upon my lips?' Saint Bartholomew's Day 1572. Paris is awash with the blood of Huguenots slaughtered by order of Charles IX. Or perhaps of Catherine de Medicis, one of history's great monsters? Or the ambitious Duke de Guise? Or the Duke d'Anjou, soon to be the reluctant King of Poland? The answer will be found in the secret passageways of the Louvre and the torture chamber of the fortress of Vincennes. It takes an iron nerve and a cool head to survive. Young Henry of Navarre has both in abundance, but he has more: he has his Queen, the beautiful, cultured Margot. Staking all on love and losing, she remains defiant in defeat. La Reine Margot (1845) is a novel of suspense and drama which recreates the violent world of intrigue, murder and duplicity of the French Renaissance. Dumas fills his canvas with a gallery of unforgettable characters, unremitting action and the engaging generosity of spirit which has made him one of the world's greatest and best-loved story-tellers. This revised edition of the classic translation of 1846 is richly annotated. An introduction sets Dumas and his work in their literary, historical and cultural context.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A difficult start, but well worth it for the finish, July 7 2009

By	Misfit (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

It's 1572 and in an effort to ease tensions between the Catholics and the Huguenots Henry III King of Navarre is married to Marguerite de Valois (Margot). Shortly after the marriage the Huguenots are slaughtered at the order of Charles IV and his mother Catherine de Medicis on Saint Bartholomew's Day. Catherine is also bent on destroying Henry as her astrologer has foretold that her three sons will die and Henry of Navarre will rule France through the Bourbon line. Margot's dashing lover La Mole and his compatriot Coconnas are our two heroes and their fates weave in and out of the lives of the French Court.

Outside of that, this is really too difficult of a storyline to describe unless I wanted to write a book report and give it all away, and you know I don't do that. In typical Dumas fashion and flair La Reine Margot overflows with treachery, intrigue, hidden staircases and doors, poison, murder plots, gallant heroes and best of all - Catherine de Medici is the most deliciously over the top villainess I have come across in a long time. What fun! Despite a very difficult start trying to grasp the political complexities and characters, by the halfway mark I was rocking along and had a hard time keeping my nose out of it.

While I loved it to bits, just be warned if you are new to Dumas this is probably not the book for you - the first few chapters will frustrate you so much you'll never want to try him again. I'd try The Count of Monte Cristo or The Three Musketeers first. The Oxford Classics addition has a very helpful forward and character notes in the back - but be careful reading too much or you'll pick up a nasty spoiler or two.

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5.0 out of 5 stars fun, great novel on court intrigue, Sep 5 2001

By	Robert J. Crawford (Balmette Talloires, France) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a lesser known Dumas novel than, say, the Count of Monte Christo. But it is just as good as the others he did: vivid personalities, attention to detail, and fabulously intricate plots. It tells the story of Margot and her marriage to the King of Navarre, an ambitious Hugenot in constant danger of assassination. With the backdrop of the religious wars, she finds love in a knight that she attempts to cloister from the dangers of court intrigue. It ends in tragedy, hope, and the promise of further adventure.

Based on available historical sources at the time and embellished with Dumas' unique sense of drama, it is a spectacular read, full of danger, sudden developments, and psychological depth. While it may not be as deep as Stendhal's best works, it is absolutely first rate as a historical novel, a genre that Dumas helped to develop. It stimulates the reader's desire to plung more deeply into French history as well.

High recommendation.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A historical French soap-opera, Aug 13 2001

By	Papagena (Cantabria, Spain) - See all my reviews

This is a Historical novel that takes place in France, in the XVIth century. There's a very very bad black widow -as a matter of fact, black mother as well this is Catherine of M�dicis-, a beautiful and amorous young queen married to somebody she does not love but with whom she forms an alliance just in order not to be a widow herself and go to a convent, a romantic heroe, his true friend -who sometimes loves him a little bit too much and a bunch of intriguers. Alexandre Dumas, in his newspaper serial style - this novel was first published that way-, interweave different stories aboiding boring descriptions and getting to the point: quick dialogue, short chapters, attractive characters, and everything to catch you from the first page, which he achieves. It really is a page turner, with several love stories that never goes with marriage and several marriages that never goes with love but with alliances. I have read that some United States reviewers are a bit confused because of the historical part and that's a problem unless you know European History or have a book with comments and notes. If you end the book and want to know what happened afterwards, read British Enciclopedia or something like that, because all characters are historical, even the Romantic hero La Mole and his friend. To those that have seen the 1990s French movie, you have the advantage of imagining the whole story with the beautiful faces of Isabelle Adjani and Vincent Perez, and the great soundtrack and spectacular staging from his director, which reminds of an opera. To those who doesn't I'd say go to your videoclub and try to find it!! It's not a substitute but a perfect complement.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good :)
La Reine Margot was, in my opinion, a pretty good story. There is lots of deception on the part of the Queen de Medicis, one of the more fascinating characters in the story. Read more

Published on Aug 6 2001 by hellothisismynickname

5.0 out of 5 stars Tres, tres bien!
I adore this book; but then, I adore most of the work of Alexandre Dumas. This is a fabulous work of historical fiction; Dumas' roots as an actual historian are displayed here... Read more

Published on Aug 3 2001 by clayzebra

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing piece of historical fiction
This is one of my favorite novels by Dumas. Spellbinding to the end, it follows young Margot and her power-hungry family from the St. Read more

Published on April 3 2000 by S. L.