Joseph Balsamo

By (author): "Alexandre Dumas"
Genres:Fiction books  Classics books  Historical Fiction books  France books  French Literature books  
Publish Date: 1846
Joseph Balsamo
ISBN1600961150
ISBN139781600961151
AsinJoseph Balsamo
CharactersMarie Antoinette, Cagliostro, Andrée de Taverney, Philippe de Taverney
Original titleJoseph Balsamo
SeriesThe Marie Antoinette Romances #1, part 1
Features one of the strangest characters in literature, Joseph Balsamo, also known as Cagliostro (later a key figure in the Affair of the Necklace). An alchemist, conspirator, and Freemason, Balsamo figures prominently in the eventual downfall of the French monarchy.