During the Wars of Religion, the young Mademoiselle de Mézières loves the Duc de Guise but is married for policy to the Prince de Montpensier. Her husband’s friend, the Comte de Chabannes, falls hopelessly in love with her, and as Guise returns to court the princess is caught in a web of jealousy and passion.
A short, perfectly controlled novella of 1662 by the future author of The Princess of Clèves. Download the free EPUB.