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Arsne de Richepin is a swashbuckling nobleman who must abandon his devil-may-care attitude when he falls in love with a Catholic peasant girl. His brother Louis is a priest whose devotion to the word of God puts him at odds with the needs of man. As Arsne and Louis are drawn into a world of double-crosses and palace intrigues, they encounter a remarkable cast of real-life historical figures, including the sly Cardinal Richelieu and the suspected traitor Queen Anne.… (altro)
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"Three things only can reach beyond the world: the sun in its light, the darkness of night, and the long arm of God." -- Eastern Proverb
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To Pierre Van Paassen, a man of good will, whose works have been a constant inspiration to me.
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The tumultuous storm had passed over Paris, and behind it there came a hollow silence, in which there were no echoes. But a moist and livid patina formed on the chaotic rooftops, which an uncertain moon, shrouded with tattered veils, turned at intervals to a dull silver.
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The voices of the choristers were the voices of unborn men, raised in hope and triumph, in victory and freedom, in everlasting conquest over the forces of darkness and evil, superstition, ignorance and fear and hatred.
Arsne de Richepin is a swashbuckling nobleman who must abandon his devil-may-care attitude when he falls in love with a Catholic peasant girl. His brother Louis is a priest whose devotion to the word of God puts him at odds with the needs of man. As Arsne and Louis are drawn into a world of double-crosses and palace intrigues, they encounter a remarkable cast of real-life historical figures, including the sly Cardinal Richelieu and the suspected traitor Queen Anne.
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