Queen's Necklace
Alexandre Dumas
Play
Length 12 h 21 min
Chapters 94
First published 1904
The Queen's Necklace is historical fiction based on an actual scandal in the court of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI during 1784-85, "The Diamond Necklace Affair". The Diamond Necklace Affair contributed to the discrediting of the Marie Antoinette and the monarchy of Louis XVI prior to the French Revolution. The backdrop is the rebellious state of the French people due in part to adverse weather and crop failures affecting the food supply and price of bread during the 1780s, contrasted to the extravagance of the French monarchy. The Queen's Necklace is the 3rd novel in the Marie Antoinette series by Alexandre Dumas. (summary by Gail Timmerman-Vaughan)
Chapters
1
PROLOGUE, Part I. THE PREDICTIONS Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 13:05
2
PROLOGUE, Part II. M. DE LA PEROUSE Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 47:19
3
I. TWO UNKNOWN LADIES Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 12:09
4
II. AN INTERIOR Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 8:04
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III. JEANNE DE LA MOTTE VALOIS Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 15:50
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IV. BELUS Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 8:16
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V. THE ROAD TO VERSAILLES Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 10:38
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VI. LAURENT Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 14:25
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VII. THE QUEEN'S BED-CHAMBER Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 17:22
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VIII. THE QUEEN'S PETITE LEVEE Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 12:01
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IX. THE SWISS LAKE Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 6:33
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X. THE TEMPTER Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 8:22
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XI. M. DE SUFFREN Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 9:18
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XII. M. DE CHARNY Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 7:39
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XIII. THE ONE HUNDRED LOUIS OF THE QUEEN Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 4:03
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XIV. M. FINGRET Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 6:52
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XV. THE CARDINAL DE ROHAN Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 14:37
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XVI. MESMER AND ST. MARTIN Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 5:58
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XVII. THE BUCKET Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 9:37
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XVIII. MADEMOISELLE OLIVIA Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 7:49
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XIX. MONSIEUR BEAUSIRE Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 4:39
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XX. GOLD Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 5:58
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XXI. LA PETITE MAISON Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 15:47
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XXII. SOME WORDS ABOUT THE OPERA Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 3:07
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XXIII. THE BALL AT THE OPERA Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 20:54
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XXIV. THE EXAMINATION Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 3:54
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XXV. THE ACADEMY OF M. BEAUSIRE Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 13:18
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XXVI. THE AMBASSADOR Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 6:22
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XXVII. MESSRS. BOEHMER AND BOSSANGE Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 5:19
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XXVIII. THE AMBASSADOR'S HOTEL Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 7:18
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XXIX. THE BARGAIN Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 6:53
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XXX. THE JOURNALIST'S HOUSE Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 10:31
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XXXI. HOW TWO FRIENDS BECAME ENEMIES Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 8:34
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XXXII. THE HOUSE IN THE RUE ST. GILLES Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 12:07
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XXXIII. THE HEAD OF THE TAVERNEY FAMILY Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 5:45
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XXXIV. THE STANZAS OF M. DE PROVENCE Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 6:51
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XXXV. THE PRINCESS DE LAMBALLE Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 8:31
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XXXVI. THE QUEEN Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 13:22
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XXXVII. AN ALIBI Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 10:51
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XXXVIII. M. DE CROSNE Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 7:03
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XXXIX. THE TEMPTRESS Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 5:30
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XL. TWO AMBITIONS THAT WISH TO PASS FOR TWO LOVES Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 3:35
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XLI. FACES UNDER THEIR MASKS Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 11:32
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XLII. IN WHICH M. DUCORNEAU UNDERSTANDS NOTHING OF WHAT IS PASSING Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 8:32
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XLIII. ILLUSIONS AND REALITY Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 3:46
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XLIV. OLIVA BEGINS TO ASK WHAT THEY WANT OF HER Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 4:23
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XLV. THE DESERTED HOUSE Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 2:39
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XLVI. JEANNE THE PROTECTRESS Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 5:44
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XLVII. JEANNE PROTECTED Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 7:11
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XLVIII. THE QUEEN'S PORTFOLIO Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 3:59
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XLIX. IN WHICH WE FIND DR. LOUIS Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 5:11
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L. AEGRI SOMNIA Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 5:08
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LI. ANDREE Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 6:16
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LII. DELIRIUM Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 4:13
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LIII. CONVALESCENCE Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 6:43
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LIV. TWO BLEEDING HEARTS Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 8:16
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LV. THE MINISTER OF FINANCE Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 5:08
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LVI. THE CARDINAL DE ROHAN Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 8:30
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LVII. DEBTOR AND CREDITOR Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 6:05
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LVIII. FAMILY ACCOUNTS Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 5:23
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LIX. MARIE ANTOINETTE AS QUEEN AND MADAME DE LA MOTTE AS WOMAN Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 5:33
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LX. THE RECEIPT OF MM. BOEHMER AND BOSSANGE, AND THE GRATITUDE OF THE QUEEN Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 5:00
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LXI. THE PRISONER Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 7:14
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LXII. THE LOOK OUT Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 3:09
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LXIII. THE TWO NEIGHBORS Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 5:49
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LXIV. THE RENDEZVOUS Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 4:40
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LXV. THE QUEEN'S HAND Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 3:08
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LXVI. WOMAN AND QUEEN Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 8:10
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LXVII. WOMAN AND DEMON Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 6:57
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LXVIII. THE NIGHT Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 6:13
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LXIX. THE CONGE Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 6:13
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LXX. THE JEALOUSY OF THE CARDINAL Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 11:02
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LXXI. THE FLIGHT Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 6:30
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LXXII. THE LETTER AND THE RECEIPT Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 5:03
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LXIII. ''Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis'' Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 7:21
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LXXIV. LOVE AND DIPLOMACY Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 5:41
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LXXV. CHARNY, CARDINAL AND QUEEN Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 6:03
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LXXVI. EXPLANATIONS Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 7:45
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LXXVII. THE ARREST Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 7:25
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LXXVIII. THE PROCES-VERBAL Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 5:11
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LXXIX. THE LAST ACCUSATION Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 6:40
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LXXX. THE PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 5:56
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LXXXI. ST DENIS Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 2:18
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LXXXII. A DEAD HEART Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 5:25
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LXXXIII. IN WHICH IT IS EXPLAINED WHY THE BARON DE TAVERNEY GREW FAT Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 4:00
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LXXXIV. THE FATHER AND THE FIANCEE Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 5:42
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LXXXV. AFTER THE DRAGON, THE VIPER Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 5:01
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LXXXVI. HOW IT CAME TO PASS THAT M. BEAUSIRE WAS TRACKED BY THE AGENTS OF M. CROSNE Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 4:02
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LXXXVII. THE TURTLES ARE CAGED Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 17:44
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LXXXVIII. THE LAST HOPE LOST Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 3:15
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LXXXIX. THE BAPTISM OF THE LITTLE BEAUSIRE Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 1:51
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XC. THE TRIAL Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 6:49
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XCI. THE EXECUTION Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 8:36
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XCII. THE MARRIAGE Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 4:35
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