Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 7: Part 2: Countess de Saint-Geran

Alexandre Dumas (1802 - 1870)
Translated by George Burnham Ives (1856 - 1930)

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. - Summary by jvanstan

Genre(s): True Crime

Language: English

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