Louise de la Valliere by Alexandre Dumas Paperback Book 9781420978353

ltpgtThe third installment of the dArtagnan Romances of which quotThe Three Musketeersquot and quotTwenty Years Afterquot constitute the first and second was first serialized between October 1847 to January 1850 quotLouise de la Vallierequot represents the third of the four volume edition of that work In this portion of the work DArtagnan and the aging Musketeers must do all they can when a crisis arises in the royal court yet they strive in more ways than one for the just nature of their endeavors is in question Even as they face the turmoil of a court in which the king desires absolute power a more individual battle is being waged in the heart of Raoul son of Athos who loves the gentle Louise though she has caught the dangerous kings eye Brimming with an epic assortment of characters plots and witty battles quotLouise de la Vallierequot is an essential part of Alexandre Dumas epic narrative of DArtagnan and the Three Musketeers This edition is printed on premium acidfree paperltpgtltpgtltbrgtltpgt