The Countess of Salisbury
1848 edition
AuthorAlexandre Dumas
CountryFrance
LanguageEnglish
Publication date
1836
Media typePrint

The Countess of Salisbury (French: La Comtesse de Salisbury) is an 1836 historical adventure novel by the French writer Alexandre Dumas. It was serialised in the newly founded La Presse newspaper between July and September 1836.[1] Dumas had been writing plays since the 1820s, but this marked his first serialised novel. In 1839 it was published as a three volume edition and a year later was published in an English translation.[2] Walter Scott was an influence on the author's writings, and he praises him in the preface of the 1839 edition in comparison to Genlis and Cottin.[3] It is inspired by the life of the Countess of Salisbury and her relations with Edward III of England in the fourteenth century.

References

  1. ↑ Pearson p.495
  2. ↑ Trigg p.107
  3. ↑ Maxwell p.101

Bibliography

  • Maxwell, Richard. The Historical Novel in Europe, 1650-1950. The Historical Novel in Europe, 1650–1950.
  • Pearson, Roger. The Beauty of Baudelaire: The Poet as Alternative Lawgiver. Oxford University Press, 2021.
  • Trigg, Stephanie. Shame and Honor: A Vulgar History of the Order of the Garter. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2012.


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