
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.
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.

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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