Margaret de Valois - Dumas, Alexandre
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 edition. Excerpt: ...n' ifour majesty, the King of Navarre is dying, and Madame de Sauve is dead." The clock struck four, and Catherine was feeding with crumbs of bread some rare birds which she herself attended to. Although her features were calm, and even melancholy, her heart beat violently at the least sound. Suddenly the door opened. "Madame," said the captain of the guards, "the King of Navarre…mehr

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 edition. Excerpt: ...n' ifour majesty, the King of Navarre is dying, and Madame de Sauve is dead." The clock struck four, and Catherine was feeding with crumbs of bread some rare birds which she herself attended to. Although her features were calm, and even melancholy, her heart beat violently at the least sound. Suddenly the door opened. "Madame," said the captain of the guards, "the King of Navarre is" "111?" inquired Catherine, suddenly. "No, madame, thank God I his majesty seems excellently well" "What then have yon to say?" "That the King of Navarre is here." "What would he with me?" "He brings your majesty a small monkey of a very rare sort." And at this moment Henry entered, holding in his hand a basket, and caressing an onistiti (a small species of the monkey) which was in it. Henry smiled as he entered, and appeared quite occupied with the small animal he had brought: but yet preoccupied as he was, he gave a glance which was sufficient under his peculiar circumstances. As to Catherine, she Was very pale--deadly pale, indeed, as she saw the cheeks of the young man, as he approached her, glowing with color and health. The queen-mother was stupefied at this, and accepting mechanically the present he made her, and complimenting him in a troubled voice on hjs healthy appearance, added: "I am the more pleased to see you in such health, my son, after having heard that you had been unwell; and I remember you complained of indisposition in my presence; but I see now," she continued, irying to force a smile, "it was only an excuse that you might have your time more freely to yourself." "Why, I really was very unwell, madame," replied Henry, "but a...
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Alexandre Dumas (1802 - 1870) was a French writer. His works have been translated into nearly 100 languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors. Many of his historical novels of high adventure were originally published as serials, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After and The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later. His novels have been adapted since the early twentieth century for nearly 200 films. Dumas' last novel, The Knight of Sainte-Hermine, unfinished at his death, was completed by a scholar and published in 2005, becoming a bestseller. It was published in English in 2008 as The Last Cavalier. Prolific in several genres, Dumas began his career by writing plays, which were successfully produced from the first. He also wrote numerous magazine articles and travel books; his published works totaled 100,000 pages.