# Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 8: Part 1: The Marquise de Brinvilliers

An audiobook by Alexandre Dumas, read by LibriVox volunteers (2 h 52 min, English).

The crimes of the Marquise of Brinvilliers, a French aristocrat during the reign of Louis XIV, included some of the most famous murders, scandals (Affair of the Poisons) and mysteries (the Man in the Iron Mask) in French history. This story recounts her major crimes, torture, conviction and execution. - Summary by jvanstan

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