The Queen's Necklace is historical fiction based on an actual scandal in the court of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI during 1784-85, "The Diamond Necklace Affair". The Diamond Necklace Affair contributed to the discrediting of the Marie Antoinette and the monarchy of Louis XVI prior to the French Revolution. The backdrop is the rebellious state of the French people due in part to adverse weather and crop failures affecting the food supply and price of bread during the 1780s, contrasted to the extravagance of the French monarchy. The Queen's Necklace is the 3rd novel in the Marie Antoinette series by Alexandre Dumas. (summary by Gail Timmerman-Vaughan)
Chapters
1 PROLOGUE, Part I. THE PREDICTIONS 13 min 2 PROLOGUE, Part II. M. DE LA PEROUSE 47 min 3 I. TWO UNKNOWN LADIES 12 min 4 II. AN INTERIOR 8 min 5 III. JEANNE DE LA MOTTE VALOIS 16 min 6 IV. BELUS 8 min 7 V. THE ROAD TO VERSAILLES 11 min 8 VI. LAURENT 14 min 9 VII. THE QUEEN'S BED-CHAMBER 17 min 10 VIII. THE QUEEN'S PETITE LEVEE 12 min 11 IX. THE SWISS LAKE 7 min 12 X. THE TEMPTER 8 min 13 XI. M. DE SUFFREN 9 min 14 XII. M. DE CHARNY 8 min 15 XIII. THE ONE HUNDRED LOUIS OF THE QUEEN 4 min 16 XIV. M. FINGRET 7 min 17 XV. THE CARDINAL DE ROHAN 15 min 18 XVI. MESMER AND ST. MARTIN 6 min 19 XVII. THE BUCKET 10 min 20 XVIII. MADEMOISELLE OLIVIA 8 min 21 XIX. MONSIEUR BEAUSIRE 5 min 22 XX. GOLD 6 min 23 XXI. LA PETITE MAISON 16 min 24 XXII. SOME WORDS ABOUT THE OPERA 3 min 25 XXIII. THE BALL AT THE OPERA 21 min 26 XXIV. THE EXAMINATION 4 min 27 XXV. THE ACADEMY OF M. BEAUSIRE 13 min 28 XXVI. THE AMBASSADOR 6 min 29 XXVII. MESSRS. BOEHMER AND BOSSANGE 5 min 30 XXVIII. THE AMBASSADOR'S HOTEL 7 min 31 XXIX. THE BARGAIN 7 min 32 XXX. THE JOURNALIST'S HOUSE 11 min 33 XXXI. HOW TWO FRIENDS BECAME ENEMIES 9 min 34 XXXII. THE HOUSE IN THE RUE ST. GILLES 12 min 35 XXXIII. THE HEAD OF THE TAVERNEY FAMILY 6 min 36 XXXIV. THE STANZAS OF M. DE PROVENCE 7 min 37 XXXV. THE PRINCESS DE LAMBALLE 9 min 38 XXXVI. THE QUEEN 13 min 39 XXXVII. AN ALIBI 11 min 40 XXXVIII. M. DE CROSNE 7 min 41 XXXIX. THE TEMPTRESS 6 min 42 XL. TWO AMBITIONS THAT WISH TO PASS FOR TWO LOVES 4 min 43 XLI. FACES UNDER THEIR MASKS 12 min 44 XLII. IN WHICH M. DUCORNEAU UNDERSTANDS NOTHING OF WHAT IS PASSING 9 min 45 XLIII. ILLUSIONS AND REALITY 4 min 46 XLIV. OLIVA BEGINS TO ASK WHAT THEY WANT OF HER 4 min 47 XLV. THE DESERTED HOUSE 3 min 48 XLVI. JEANNE THE PROTECTRESS 6 min 49 XLVII. JEANNE PROTECTED 7 min 50 XLVIII. THE QUEEN'S PORTFOLIO 4 min 51 XLIX. IN WHICH WE FIND DR. LOUIS 5 min 52 L. AEGRI SOMNIA 5 min 53 LI. ANDREE 6 min 54 LII. DELIRIUM 4 min 55 LIII. CONVALESCENCE 7 min 56 LIV. TWO BLEEDING HEARTS 8 min 57 LV. THE MINISTER OF FINANCE 5 min 58 LVI. THE CARDINAL DE ROHAN 8 min 59 LVII. DEBTOR AND CREDITOR 6 min 60 LVIII. FAMILY ACCOUNTS 5 min 61 LIX. MARIE ANTOINETTE AS QUEEN AND MADAME DE LA MOTTE AS WOMAN 6 min 62 LX. THE RECEIPT OF MM. BOEHMER AND BOSSANGE, AND THE GRATITUDE OF THE QUEEN 5 min 63 LXI. THE PRISONER 7 min 64 LXII. THE LOOK OUT 3 min 65 LXIII. THE TWO NEIGHBORS 6 min 66 LXIV. THE RENDEZVOUS 5 min 67 LXV. THE QUEEN'S HAND 3 min 68 LXVI. WOMAN AND QUEEN 8 min 69 LXVII. WOMAN AND DEMON 7 min 70 LXVIII. THE NIGHT 6 min 71 LXIX. THE CONGE 6 min 72 LXX. THE JEALOUSY OF THE CARDINAL 11 min 73 LXXI. THE FLIGHT 6 min 74 LXXII. THE LETTER AND THE RECEIPT 5 min 75 LXIII. ''Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis'' 7 min 76 LXXIV. LOVE AND DIPLOMACY 6 min 77 LXXV. CHARNY, CARDINAL AND QUEEN 6 min 78 LXXVI. EXPLANATIONS 8 min 79 LXXVII. THE ARREST 7 min 80 LXXVIII. THE PROCES-VERBAL 5 min 81 LXXIX. THE LAST ACCUSATION 7 min 82 LXXX. THE PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE 6 min 83 LXXXI. ST DENIS 2 min 84 LXXXII. A DEAD HEART 5 min 85 LXXXIII. IN WHICH IT IS EXPLAINED WHY THE BARON DE TAVERNEY GREW FAT 4 min 86 LXXXIV. THE FATHER AND THE FIANCEE 6 min 87 LXXXV. AFTER THE DRAGON, THE VIPER 5 min 88 LXXXVI. HOW IT CAME TO PASS THAT M. BEAUSIRE WAS TRACKED BY THE AGENTS OF M. CROSNE 4 min 89 LXXXVII. THE TURTLES ARE CAGED 18 min 90 LXXXVIII. THE LAST HOPE LOST 3 min 91 LXXXIX. THE BAPTISM OF THE LITTLE BEAUSIRE 2 min 92 XC. THE TRIAL 7 min 93 XCI. THE EXECUTION 9 min 94 XCII. THE MARRIAGE 5 min
