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| Author | Alexandre Dumas |
|---|---|
| Language | French |
| Publication date | 1836 |
| Publication place | France |
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The Countess of Salisbury (French: La Comtesse de Salisbury) is an 1836 historical adventure novel by the French writer Alexandre Dumas. It was serialised in the newly founded La Presse newspaper between July and September 1836. Dumas had been writing plays since the 1820s, but this marked his first serialised novel. In 1839 it was published as a three volume edition and a year later was published in an English translation. Walter Scott was an influence on the author's writings, and he praises him in the preface of the 1839 edition in comparison to Genlis and Cottin.
Sources
The novel is inspired by the life of the Countess of Salisbury and her relations with Edward III of England in the fourteenth century.
Plot
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References
- Pearson p.495
- Trigg p.107
- Maxwell p.101
Bibliography
- Maxwell, Richard. The Historical Novel in Europe, 1650-1950. The Historical Novel in Europe, 1650–1950.
- Pearson, Roger. The Beauty of Baudelaire: The Poet as Alternative Lawgiver. Oxford University Press, 2021.
- Trigg, Stephanie. Shame and Honor: A Vulgar History of the Order of the Garter. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2012.
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