# Josef Balsamo: Historiallinen romaani Ludvig XV:n hovista

By Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet.

"Josef Balsamo: Historiallinen romaani Ludvig XV:n hovista" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is a historical novel published as a serial between 1846 and 1849. Set during the final years of King Louis XV's reign, this tale follows the mysterious Joseph Balsamo—a Freemason plotting to overthrow the French monarchy—as he manipulates aristocratic families and unsuspecting victims through hypnosis. Against the backdrop of Marie Antoinette's arrival in France, the novel weaves intrigue, forbidden love, and social upheaval into a dramatic prelude to the French Revolution. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: Finnish
- Translator: Joel Lehtonen
- Subjects: Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793 -- Fiction; Cagliostro, Alessandro, conte di, 1743-1795 -- Fiction; Du Barry, Jeanne Bécu, comtesse, 1743-1793 -- Fiction; France -- History -- Louis XV, 1715-1774 -- Fiction

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