The Knight of Maison-Rouge: A Novel of Marie Antoinette (Modern Library) [Hardcover]

Alexandre Dumas (Author), Julie Rose (Translator), Lorenzo Carcaterra (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 26, 2003 | Series: Modern Library

A major new translation of a forgotten classic

Paris, 1793, the onset of the Terror. Brave Republican Maurice rescues a mys-terious and beautiful woman from an angry mob and is unknowingly drawn into a secret Royalist plot—a plot revolving around the imprisoned Queen of France, Marie Antoinette, and her enigmatic and fearless champion, the Knight of Maison-Rouge. Full of surprising twists, breakneck adventure, conspiracies, swordplay, romance, and heroism, The Knight of Maison-Rouge is an exhilarating tale of selflessness, love, and honor under the shadow of the guillotine. Dumas here is at the very height of his powers, and with this first and only modern translation, readers can once again ride with the Knight of Maison-Rouge.

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“The Knight of Maison-Rouge is one of those rare gifts that are all too seldom found in the book world. A work once thought lost in the dustbins of a shuttered store is rediscovered . . . brought out to the front of the shop for all to see and grasp. With this fresh and vibrant novel now reclaimed, the heroic Maurice and Lorin will soon be placed in the vaunted ranks of other Dumas stalwarts—from Dantès to D’Artagnan and the rest of the glorious Musketeers.” —from the Introduction by Lorenzo Carcaterra

“Dumas seduces, fascinates, entertains, and instructs. His works are so diverse, so varied, so alive, so charming, so powerful; they radiate that light that is so peculiar to France.” —Victor Hugo

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A major new translation of a forgotten classic

Paris, 1793, the onset of the Terror. Brave Republican Maurice rescues a mys-terious and beautiful woman from an angry mob and is unknowingly drawn into a secret Royalist plot—a plot revolving around the imprisoned Queen of France, Marie Antoinette, and her enigmatic and fearless champion, the Knight of Maison-Rouge. Full of surprising twists, breakneck adventure, conspiracies, swordplay, romance, and heroism, The Knight of Maison-Rouge is an exhilarating tale of selflessness, love, and honor under the shadow of the guillotine. Dumas here is at the very height of his powers, and with this first and only modern translation, readers can once again ride with the Knight of Maison-Rouge.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 448 pages
• Publisher: Modern Library (August 26, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679642986
• ISBN-13: 978-0679642985
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,721,364 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Translation of a Neglected Dumas Classic, October 17, 2003

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Jason S Hicks (Nixa, MO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Knight of Maison-Rouge: A Novel of Marie Antoinette (Modern Library) (Hardcover)

This book is an exciting conclusion to Dumas' "Revolutionary" book cycle. The first four books in the series are also well worth your time...but they may be a little difficult to track down. They are (in order): "Memoirs of a Physician", "The Queen's Necklace", "Ange Pitou", "Countess De Charny" and finally "The Knight of Maison-Rouge." Read together they tell a story every bit as thrilling as the Musketeer cycle. Pick this one up in hardcover while you can (I think the last US edition of this title was published in 1906, and this translation if much superior). Vive Dumas!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well deserving to be called a classic, March 4, 2004

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This review is from: The Knight of Maison-Rouge: A Novel of Marie Antoinette (Modern Library) (Hardcover)

I had been reading the rather quick type of books of late. I decided I needed something with a great plot, good character development-overall something I would not want to put down-a classic. I loved every word of this book, as well as the French Revolution history. This book had real and fictitious characters wonderfully portrayed. The story actually had a beginning, a middle and an end. I could not put it down and cannot wait to read more Dumas again (I always loved Camille, The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Christo). I highly recommend this book, if you like facts interwoven with fiction well defined characters, believable dialogue and a great plot. I felt as though I was in the gallery in every scene. I wanted to yell to the characters-do this do that, don't do that-NO. Great book even so many years later. Enough with the fast read-bring on the classics.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do not miss this book !!!!!!, October 28, 2003

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Juan C Villamil (Bogota, Colombia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Knight of Maison-Rouge: A Novel of Marie Antoinette (Modern Library) (Hardcover)

Having read most of what Dumas has written, I can only say that this is one of his best novels. It is adventurous, fast paced and written in a superb manner.

This book is a true delight and it is very hard to put down. It is one of Dumas' lesser known pieces, and has not been published anywhere in quite a few years so it was not easy to find before this new hardback edition.