# The Princess De Montpensier

By Madame de La Fayette.

"The Princess De Montpensier" by Madame de La Fayette is a short novel published in 1662. Set during France's Wars of Religion, it tells the story of a young noblewoman married without love and caught between duty and desire. Surrounded by four men who want her—including her husband, his trusted friend, her former suitor, and a royal duke—she faces impossible choices in a society where reputation means everything. This pioneering work is considered one of the first modern French novels and a masterpiece of historical fiction. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Man-woman relationships -- Fiction; Princesses -- Fiction; France -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction

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