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    <body><![CDATA[It began as an enjoyable book, which I read rather quickly at first. I was curious about what would come next and what the next plot to be hatched would be. Too bad the political intrigue became pretty boring and uninteresting to me. Also, too bad that this whole book is about political intrigue. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[So much more drama than Count of Monte Cristo.  Didn't like it as much.  Amazing to see so many geniuses of their time never make it to the top.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a delicious read...better than Three Musketeers or The Man in the Iron Mask. Then again, I read those two when I was about 12 so I'd probably appreciate them more at this age. The deceit, the intrigue, the court manueverings were all so delightful, even when it bordered on the macabre. I do...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7739261">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Such an exciting page-turner! The ending's a bit controversial (apparently) but I loved it. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Like many others, I am only aware of the major Dumas works (The Three Musketeers, The Man In the Iron Mask, The Count of Monte Cristo) so I was extremely pleased with this text. These are wonderful books to read and enjoy and even learn a little French History. They're more than just entertainments....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43727272">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was my favorite of the Alexandre Dumas stories. It is dramatic, romantic, suspenseful and sad. A good book!]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[`Dear sister!' said Charles IX, `there is blood on your sleeve!'     `And what consequence is that, Sire,' said Marguerite, `if I have a smile upon my lips?'     Saint Bartholomew's Day 1572. Paris is awash with the blood of Huguenots slaughtered by order of Charles IX. Or perhaps of Catherine de Medicis, one of history's great monsters? Or the ambitious Duke de Guise?  Or the Duke d'Anjou, soon to be the reluctant King of Poland?  The answer will be found in the secret passageways of the Louvre and the torture chamber of the fortress of Vincennes. It takes an iron nerve and a cool head to survive. Young Henry of Navarre has both in abundance, but he has more: he has his Queen, the beautiful, cultured Margot. Staking all on love and losing, she remains defiant in defeat.     La Reine Margot (1845) is a novel of suspense and drama which recreates the violent world of intrigue, murder and duplicity of the French Renaissance. Dumas fills his canvas with a gallery of unforgettable characters, unremitting action and the engaging generosity of spirit which has made him one of the world's greatest and best-loved story-tellers. This revised edition of the classic translation of 1846 is richly annotated.  An introduction sets Dumas and his work in their literary, historical and cultural context.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[The name is Mole. De la Mole. This is our man. The topic...you know, it has probably be done before, and afterwards, and in more intellectual ways (see all of the Henri IVs by Thomas Mann), but it never gets quite as gripping as here. There is the King, there is the Queen, there is the Executioner, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2319181">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[`Dear sister!' said Charles IX, `there is blood on your sleeve!'     `And what consequence is that, Sire,' said Marguerite, `if I have a smile upon my lips?'     Saint Bartholomew's Day 1572. Paris is awash with the blood of Huguenots slaughtered by order of Charles IX. Or perhaps of Catherine de Medicis, one of history's great monsters? Or the ambitious Duke de Guise?  Or the Duke d'Anjou, soon to be the reluctant King of Poland?  The answer will be found in the secret passageways of the Louvre and the torture chamber of the fortress of Vincennes. It takes an iron nerve and a cool head to survive. Young Henry of Navarre has both in abundance, but he has more: he has his Queen, the beautiful, cultured Margot. Staking all on love and losing, she remains defiant in defeat.     La Reine Margot (1845) is a novel of suspense and drama which recreates the violent world of intrigue, murder and duplicity of the French Renaissance. Dumas fills his canvas with a gallery of unforgettable characters, unremitting action and the engaging generosity of spirit which has made him one of the world's greatest and best-loved story-tellers. This revised edition of the classic translation of 1846 is richly annotated.  An introduction sets Dumas and his work in their literary, historical and cultural context.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great, fun and yet disturbing tale of the life of Marguerite of Navarre.  The bloody and grim portrayal of the massacre of the Huguenots alone makes this book worth reading. It is shocking. But the friendship between the two male characters is moving the suspense regarding the fate of almost every c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4124568">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4785.Alexandre_Dumas" title="Alexandre Dumas">Alexandre Dumas</a> loved writing adventurous books on history of France. This is a book about queen Margot de Valois, wife of Henry de Bourbon (Henry IV of France). Few days after days wedding the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre broke out. Great piece of history and great writing<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21572665">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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