The Two Dianas (Vol. 1-3) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Historical NovelBy Paul Meurice
Length34h 5m
About this audiobook
The Two Dianas (Vol. 1-3) is a vigorous historical romance set amid the intrigues of sixteenth-century France, where private passion is inseparable from dynastic politics. Centering on the fatal orbit of Henri II, Diane de Poitiers, Diane de Castro, and the chivalric Gabriel de Montgomery, the novel blends courtly spectacle, conspiracy, mistaken identities, and tragic destiny. Its expansive feuilleton style places it within the great nineteenth-century revival of historical fiction, indebted to Walter Scott and close in spirit to the dramatic adventure-romances associated with Alexandre Dumas. Paul Meurice, novelist, dramatist, and intimate friend of Victor Hugo, was deeply shaped by the theatrical and political culture of Romantic France. His literary career moved between the stage, journalism, and historical narrative, and his familiarity with melodrama, archival color, and public history informs the book's dramatic architecture. Meurice's association with Dumas's workshop also helps explain the novel's swift pacing, crowded scenes, and fascination with history as lived through individual courage and desire. Readers drawn to richly plotted historical fiction will find The Two Dianas rewarding for its combination of romance, political intrigue, and tragic irony. It is especially recommended to admirers of Dumas, Hugo, and nineteenth-century French narratives in which history becomes a theater of ambition, loyalty, and fate.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction, Action and Adventure
Length34 hrs 5 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 15, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Volume 1
3Chapter I. A Count's Son and a King's Daughter
4Chapter II. A Bride Who Plays with Dolls
5Chapter III. In Camp
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6Chapter IV. A King's Mistress
7Chapter V. In the Apartments of the Royal Children
8Chapter VI. Diane de Castro
9Chapter VII. How the Constable Said His Pater Noster
10Chapter VIII. A Fortunate Tourney
11Chapter IX. How One May Pass Close by His Destiny Without Knowing It
12Chapter X. An Elegy During the Progress of a Comedy
13Chapter XI. Peace or War?
14Chapter XII. A Twofold Knave
15Chapter XIII. The Acme of Happiness
16Chapter XIV. Diane de Poitiers
17Chapter XV. Catherine de Médicis
18Chapter XVI. Lover or Brother?
19Chapter XVII. The Horoscope
20Chapter XVIII. The Last Resort of a Coquette
21Chapter XIX. How Henri II. Began to Enjoy His Inheritance During His Father's Life
22Chapter XX. Of the Usefulness of Friends
23Chapter XXI. Wherein It is Shown that Jealousy Sometimes Abolished Titles Even Before the French Revolution
24Chapter XXII. Describes the Most Convincing Proof that a Woman can Give that a Man is not Her Lover
25Chapter XXIII. Useless Devotion
26Chapter XXIV. Shows that Blood-stains can Never be Completely Washed Out
27Chapter XXV. An Heroic Ransom
28Chapter XXVI. Jean Peuquoy the Weaver
29Chapter XXVII. Gabriel at Work
30Chapter XXVIII. Wherein Martin-Guerre is not Clever
31Chapter XXIX. Wherein Martin-Guerre is a Bungler
32Chapter XXX. The Strategy of War
33Chapter XXXI. Arnauld du Thill's Memory
34Chapter XXXII. Theology
35Chapter XXXIII. Sister Bénie
36Chapter XXXIV. A Victorious Defeat
37Chapter XXXV. Arnauld du Thill is Still Up to His Little Tricks
38Chapter XXXVI. Continuation of Master Arnauld du Thill's Honorable Negotiations
39Chapter XXXVII. Lord Wentworth
40Chapter XXXVIII. The Amorous Jailer
41Chapter XXXIX. The Armorer's House
42Volume 2
43Chapter I. In which Divers Occurrences Artfully Fall Out Together
44Chapter II. How Arnauld du Thill Caused Arnauld du Thill to be Hanged at Noyon
45Chapter III. Arnauld du Thill's Bucolic Dreams
46Chapter IV. The Arms of Pierre Peuquoy, the Ropes of Jean Peuquoy, and the Tears of Babette Peuquoy
47Chapter V. Sequel to the Misfortunes of Martin-Guerre
48Chapter VI. In which Martin-Guerre's Character Begins to be Rehabilitated
49Chapter VII. A Philosopher and a Soldier
50Chapter VIII. Wherein Mary Stuart's Loveliness Flits Across the Course of the Story with as Transient a Gleam as It Casts Upon the History of France
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