Download or read book The Marchioness of Brinvilliers the Poisoner of the Seventeenth Century written by Albert Smith and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Marchioness of Brinvilliers the Poisoner of the Seventeenth Century A Romance of Old Paris written by Albert Smith and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One hundred and eighty years ago, on a sunny spring evening in the year of grace 1665, the space of ground which extended from the front of the Grand Châtelet in Paris to the rude wooden barrier which then formed the only safeguard between the public road and the river, at the northern foot of the Pont au Change, was crowded with a joyous and attentive mass of people, who had collected from their evening promenade to this spot, and now surrounded the temporary platform of an itinerant charlatan, erected in front of the ancient fortress. Let us rest awhile on the steps of the Pont au Change, to become acquainted with the localities; for little of its ancient appearance now remains. The present resident at Paris, however well versed he might be in the topography of that city, might search in vain for even the vestiges of any part of the principal building, which rose, at the date above spoken of, on the banks of the River Seine. The Pont au Change still exists, but not as it then appeared. The visitor may call to mind this picturesque structure, with its seven arches crossing to the Marché aux Fleurs from the corner of the Quai de la Megisserie. In 1660 it was covered with houses, in common with most of the other bridges that spanned the Seine, with the exception of the Pont Neuf. These were now partly in ruins, from the ravages of time, and frequent conflagrations. Lower down the river might be seen the vestiges of the Pont Marchand—a wooden bridge, which had been burnt down nearly forty years before, some of whose charred and blackened timbers still obstructed the free course of the river. It had stood on the site of the Pont aux Meuniers—also a wooden bridge—to which six or seven boat-mills were attached; and these, in consequence of the flooding of the Seine, dragged the whole structure away in the winter of 1596. The Grand Châtelet stood at the foot of the Pont au Change; its ground is now occupied by a square, and an elegant fountain. The origin of the Châtelet has been lost in antiquity. It had once been a strong fortress; and its massive round-towers still betokened its strength. Next it was a prison, where the still increasing city rendered its position of little value in guarding the gates; and afterwards it became the Court of Jurisdiction pertaining to the Provost of Paris. Part of its structure was now in ruins; wild foliage grew along the summits of its outer walls, and small buildings had been run up between the buttresses, occupied by retailers of wine and small merchandise. It was a great place of resort at all times; for a dark and noisome passage, which ran through it, was the only thoroughfare from the Pont au Change to the Rue St. Denis, and this was constantly crowded with foot-passengers. The afternoon sunlight fell upon the many turrets and spires, and quivered on the vanes and casements of the fine old buildings that then surrounded the carrefour. Across the river the minarets of the Palais de Justice rose in sharp outline against the blue sky, glowing in the ruddy tint; together with the campanile at the corner of the quay, and the blackened towers of Notre Dame, farther in the Ile de la Cité, round which flocks of birds were wheeling in the clear spring air, who had their dwellings amidst the corbels, spouts, and belfries of the cathedral. There was not an old gray gable or corroded spire which, steeped in the rays of the setting sun, did not blush into light and warmth. And the mild season had drawn all the inhabitants of the houses who were not abroad to their windows, whence they gazed upon the gay crowd below, through pleasant trellises of climbing vegetation, which crept along the pieces of twine latticing the casements. Humble things, indeed, the plants were,—hops, common beans, wild convolvuli, and the like, spreading from a rude cruche of mould upon the sill; but the beams of the sun came through them cheerfully; and their shadows danced and trembled on the rude tiled floor as sportively as on the costly inlaidparquets of the richer quarters of the city.
Download or read book The marchioness of Brinvilliers written by Albert Richard Smith and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Marquise Brinvillier written by Alexandre Dumas and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1665, the Marquise de Brinvilliers got to know the Chevalier de Sainte-Croix, a friend of her husband. Very quickly, the two young people become lovers. Their conduct is such that the father of the Marchioness, lest the disorders of her daughter's life tarnish her respectability, obtains a stamp letter against Sainte-Croix. Incarcerated in the Bastille, he finds himself in the same cell as Exili, an Italian master in the art of poisons who introduces him to his science.On his release from prison, he finds the Marquise who will use her lover's knowledge of poisons to make a fortune. Thus she will poison herself or successively poison her father and two brothers, while an attempt against her sister fails. At the same time, Sainte-Croix trades its poisons with those who need them. There are more and more strange and unexplained deaths and Parisians are starting to worry about them.It was then that Sainte-Croix died in his research laboratory while breathing in the scent of a poison. During the investigation, papers compromising the marquise are updated. She took refuge in a convent in Liège before being tricked out of it by a police officer disguised as a priest in love.Despite the evidence against her, she denies everything, including under torture, which does not prevent her from being sentenced to death. Mr. Pirot, doctor of medicine and priest, will manage to make him confess his crimes by promising him absolution at the time of his death. He will also support her in the event until she has her head severed.
Download or read book Marquise Brinvillier written by Alexandre Dumas and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-23 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite d'Aubray, Marquise de Brinvilliers (22 July 1630 - 17 July 1676) was a French aristocrat accused of three murders. She was convicted on the strength of letters written by her dead lover and a confession obtained by torture, so her guilt remains uncertain. Fictional accounts of her life include The Marquise de Brinvilliers by Alexandre Dumas, père.
Download or read book La Marquise de Brinvilliers Vaninka La Constantin written by Alexandre Dumas and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Joan of Naples Nisida The Marquise de Brinvilliers The Cenci written by Alexandre Dumas and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Marquise de Brinvilliers written by Alexandre Dumas and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange was the son of Sir James Kirkcaldy, Lord High Treasurer under James V. His mother was Janet Melville sister of the five Melville brother who played such a prominent part as civil servants and diplomats during the reign of Mary Queen of Scots. He first came to notice in 1546 during the conspiracy against Cardinal David Bethune, when a group of Fife lairds entered the castle at St Andrews bent on killing him.
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Download or read book Celebrated Crimes La Marquise de Brinvilliers Vaninka La Constantin written by Alexandre Dumas and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Marquise de Brinvilliers written by Alexandre Dumas and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange was the son of Sir James Kirkcaldy, Lord High Treasurer under James V. His mother was Janet Melville sister of the five Melville brother who played such a prominent part as civil servants and diplomats during the reign of Mary Queen of Scots. He first came to notice in 1546 during the conspiracy against Cardinal David Bethune, when a group of Fife lairds entered the castle at St Andrews bent on killing him.
Download or read book The Marchioness of Brinvilliers written by Albert Smith and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
