The Royal Life Guard or, the flight of the royal family.
Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019
Rating 3.3- Word count
- 436K words
- Chapters
- 44
Tags
English Originals Historical Fiction Historical ReappraisalPalace IntrigueLegendary LivesAdventure JourneyFate and FortunePower GameRoyal EscapeHeroismThrilling TalesFrench RevolutionSummary
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.The Royal Life Guard; or, the flight of the royal family. by Alexandre DumasAuthor: Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870,Language: English, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Sep 3, 2013Editor's review
Dumas's historical novel is set against the royal family's flight during the French Revolution, combining real historical events with the narrative tension of popular fiction. It continues the author's talent for dramatic scene-setting and ensemble characterization, showing the complex interplay of loyalty, fear, and political choice amid the tense rhythm of pursuit and escape. As a public-domain eBook, it suits readers interested in French revolutionary history or Dumas's work as supplementary reading. Read it as a historical-atmosphere novel rather than strict historical record, and note how the author handles serious political material in a popular style. The English original is moderate in length, suitable for literature enthusiasts with some English reading ability to read in installments.Who it's for
A good fit for
- Literature fans who enjoy Dumas's historical novels and want to explore his lesser-known works
- History readers interested in the fate of the royal family during the French Revolution
- Learners with intermediate English reading ability who prefer popular narrative
- Students who need public-domain English texts for reading practice or textual analysis
Not a good fit for
- Serious researchers expecting rigorous historical scholarship and annotations
- Beginners not yet proficient in English reading who need substantial Chinese support
- Readers who prefer modern fast-paced suspense and lack patience for classical narrative
Reading tips
- First learn the basic historical facts of the royal family's flight during the French Revolution, then enter the novel's plot.
- Read in chapters, briefly noting each character's stance and key turning points after each chapter.
- Read the novel alongside historical facts, distinguishing literary fiction from historical record.
- Skip unfamiliar historical terms at first to keep the overall narrative rhythm uninterrupted.
About the publisher
Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.
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FAQ
Is this book a strict historical work?
No. It is a historical novel by Dumas, using the royal family's flight as material for literary treatment; characters and plot contain fictional and dramatic elements and cannot be cited directly as historical sources.How difficult is the English?
It is a nineteenth-century English narrative text with long sentences and many historical terms, roughly suitable for readers with intermediate or above English reading ability; beginners will need a dictionary or a parallel translation.Do I need to read other Dumas works first?
No. The plot is relatively self-contained; basic background on the French Revolution is enough to begin, and there is no required order with the author's other major works.This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.
About the author
Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870 AuthorAlexandre Dumas (1802–1870) was a major French novelist and playwright of the nineteenth century. The collection here holds 133 of his works, including editions in several languages, which shows how widely they have circulated. His best-known works include The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, the latter often published in volumes such as Volume III, Volume II, Volume I, and Volume IV. His writing is usually set against historical backgrounds, with intricate plots and vivid characters, and he was skilled at unfolding grand narratives in serial form, combining adventure, rivalry, and legend. Both novels have been translated into many languages and frequently issued in illustrated editions, leaving a lasting influence on popular literature and on film and television adaptations. Public information is limited, so details of his life and critical assessments are not developed here; readers may discover his narrative appeal through the works themselves.