The Countess of Saint Geran

by Alexandre Dumas

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The Countess of Saint Geran is a true crime work of French author Alexandre Dumas and part of his series of novels "Celebrated Crimes", a narrative of true incidents of murders of rulers in various Kingdoms.

This story details the crimes and trial surrounding the unexpected pregnancy and subsequent childbirth of the Countess de Saint-Geran in 1640s France. Familial jealousies harbored by her sister-in-law, the Marchioness de Bouille, intertwine with the greedy schemes of a fugitive relative, the Marquis de Saint-Maixent, to produce a scandalous series of events.

Books by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Three Musketeers
The Man in the Iron Mask

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