The Royal Life Guard; or, the flight of the royal family.

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The Royal Life Guard; or, the flight of the royal family.

by Alexandre Dumas

EN·~7 hours

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Description

France teeters on the brink of a new order, its once‑absolute monarchy reduced to a fragile constitutional experiment. The king, bound by oath to defend the fledgling constitution, finds his authority questioned at every turn, while the people whisper distrust of the queen’s foreign origins. Amid this volatile atmosphere, the aristocracy clings to hope that the royal house might yet steer the nation through its turmoil.

Enter a charismatic former orator and a mysterious physician whose loyalties lie with a secret brotherhood bent on reshaping Europe. Their clandestine meetings blend political strategy with whispers of poisons, alchemical cures, and the ever‑present threat of betrayal. As their alliance deepens, the fates of both the throne and the nation hang in a delicate balance, promising intrigue, romance, and the relentless pursuit of power.

Details

Full title

The Royal Life Guard; or, the flight of the royal family. A historical romance of the suppression of the French monarchy

Language

en

Duration

~7 hours (426K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Ray Wobbe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2013-09-03

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas

1802–1870

Best known for The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, this wildly popular French storyteller helped define the adventure novel. His life was dramatic too, shaped by family history that reached from France to Saint-Domingue, now Haiti.

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