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Traitor and True: A Romance

by John Bloundelle-Burton (1850–1917)

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  • 28 chapters
  • Reading level: 7th grade

"Traitor and True: A Romance" by John Bloundelle-Burton is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of 17th century France, the book explores themes of love, betrayal, and political intrigue during the reign of Louis XIV. The story follows various characters, including Captain La Truaumont and Emérance, Marquise de Villiers-Bordéville, as they navigate a plot to remove the king, entwining their fates in a web of conspiracy and romance. The opening of the novel introduces readers to the Taverne Gabrielle in Paris, where two men, Boisfleury and Fleur de Mai, discuss their anticipated meeting with Captain La Truaumont. Their conversation reveals hints of a significant plot involving powerful figures and a lady named Emérance, who is deeply in love and burdened by her dangerous affiliations. As the men prepare for their clandestine rendezvous, the reader is drawn into a world where loyalty and betrayal intertwine, setting the stage for the unfolding drama that will reveal the complex relationships and high stakes of their mission.

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  • France · History · Louis XIV, 1643-1715

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Chapter I

The doors of the Taverne Gabrielle, in the Rue des Franc Bourgeois in the Marais, stood open to all passers-by, and also to the cool wind blowing from the south-east. This evening, perhaps because it was summer-time, and perhaps, also, because it was supper-time for all in Paris from his Splendid Majesty down to the lowest who had any supper to eat, the appropriately named tavern—since directly opposite to it was the hôtel which Henri IV. had built for the fair Gabrielle d'Estrées—was not so full as it would be later on.

Indeed, it was by no means full, and the landlord, with his family, was occupying the time during which he scarcely ever had a demand for a pint of wine, or even a pigeolet, to have his own supper.

There were, however, some customers present—since when was there ever a time that the doors of a cabaret which is also an eating-house, and that one of good fame in a populous neighbourhood, did not have some customers beneath its roof at every hour of the day from the moment the doors opened until they closed? And the Taverne Gabrielle was no exception to this almost indisputable fact.

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Contents

Show all 28 chapters
  1. Chapter I
  2. Chapter II
  3. Chapter III
  4. Chapter IV
  5. Chapter V
  6. Chapter VI
  7. Chapter VII
  8. Chapter VIII
  9. Chapter IX
  10. Chapter X
  11. Chapter XI
  12. Chapter XII
  13. Chapter XIII
  14. Chapter XIV
  15. Chapter XV
  16. Chapter XVI
  17. Chapter XVII
  18. Chapter XVIII
  19. Chapter XIX
  20. Chapter XX
  21. Chapter XXI
  22. Chapter XXII
  23. Chapter XXIII
  24. Chapter XXIV
  25. Chapter XXV
  26. Chapter XXVI
  27. Chapter XXVII
  28. Chapter XXVIII

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This free edition of Traitor and True: A Romance by John Bloundelle-Burton comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #52649, released 2016-07-25. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Historical Novels, Romance, Novels.

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