The Countess of Salisbury (novel)

The Countess of Salisbury

1848 edition
Author	Alexandre Dumas
Language	French
Publication date	1836
Publication place	France
Media type	Print

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]

Sources

The novel is inspired by the life of the Countess of Salisbury and her relations with Edward III of England in the fourteenth century.

Plot

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.