The Queen's Necklace"Queen's Necklace" is a novel by Alexandre Dumas that was published in 1849 and 1850 (immediately following the French Revolution of 1848). It is loosely based on the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, an episode involving fraud and royal scandal that made headlines at the court of Louis XVI in the 1780s. |
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The Queen's Necklace (Volume 1 of 2) (EasyRead Large Bold Edition) Alexandre Dumas Limited preview - 1924 |
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