The Marquise de Brinvilliers

The Marquise de Brinvilliers is a historical novel by Alexandre Dumas, first published in 1847. It tells the story of the infamous Marquise de Brinvilliers, a French noblewoman who was convicted of poisoning her father and two of her brothers in the 17th century. The novel follows the Marquise’s life from her childhood to her eventual execution. It details her rise to power and wealth, her secret affair with a soldier, her involvement in a plot to poison her father and brothers, and her eventual downfall. Along the way,... AI Generated Content

~1839 CE
Available in: English
Fairly Difficult

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