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About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris. The country folk assembled at the noise, and found it to proceed from the provost of the mounted... Read Full Overview

"The Countess de Saint Geran" was first published as part of his eight-volume series ' Celebrated Crimes' (1839- 40), which contained a collection of semi-fictionalised historical accounts that dealt with some of most shocking and note-worthy criminal cases in European history... Read Full Overview

On June 2, 1630, Father Urbain Grandier, the parish priest of St.-Pierre-du-March? of Loudun, France, was accused of witchcraft by a group of Ursuline nuns. Grandier, a politically-influential priest with a worldly lifestyle, scandalous affairs, and romantic adventures, had made... Read Full Overview

The Countess de Saint Geran" was first published as part of his eight-volume series 'Celebrated Crimes' (1839-1840), which contained a collection of semi-fictionalised historical accounts that dealt with some of the most shocking and noteworthy criminal cases in European history... Read Full Overview

The Countess Of Saint Geran is a historical novel written by the renowned French author, Alexandre Dumas. The story is set in the 17th century and revolves around the life of the Countess of Saint Geran, a beautiful and wealthy noblewoman.The Countess, who is married to a cruel... Read Full Overview

""The Countess of Saint Geran"" is a historical novel written by the renowned French author, Alexandre Dumas. The story is set in the late 17th century and revolves around a young noblewoman named Marie de Saint Geran. She is married to a wealthy and powerful man, but their marriage... Read Full Overview

About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris. The country folk assembled at the noise, and found it to proceed from the provost of the mounted... Read Full Overview

The Countess Of Saint Geran is a historical novel written by Alexandre Dumas. The story is set in 17th century France and revolves around the life of a young and beautiful countess named Marie de Saint Geran. She is married to a wealthy and powerful nobleman, but her life takes... Read Full Overview

About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris. The country folk assembled at the noise, and found it to proceed from the provost of the mounted... Read Full Overview

About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris. The country folk assembled at the noise, and found it to proceed from the provost of the mounted... Read Full Overview

There were two tables in the principal eating-room. The provost took possession of one, leaving the other to the soldiers, who went in turn to tether their horses under a shed in the back yard; then he pointed to a stool for the prisoner, and seated himself opposite to him, rapping... Read Full Overview

There were two tables in the principal eating-room. The provost took possession of one, leaving the other to the soldiers, who went in turn to tether their horses under a shed in the back yard; then he pointed to a stool for the prisoner, and seated himself opposite to him, rapping... Read Full Overview