Historical fiction

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All for one, one for all.

Alexandre Dumas

The Three Musketeers

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Topic

Unity

Speaker

D'Artagnan

Author

Alexandre Dumas

Source

The Three Musketeers

Medium

Novel

Genre

Historical fiction Adventure novel

Language

French

Time

1844 1840s 19th century

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Original Citation

Dumas, Alexandre. Les Trois Mousquetaires [The Three Musketeers]. Le Siecle, Mar. 1844 -July 1844. Serial.

Current Citation

Dumas, Alexandre. The Three Musketeers, translated by Richard Pevear. Penguin, 2014, ch. 9.

Tis not the dying for a faith that's so hard, Master Harry-every man of every nation has done that-'tis the living up to it that's difficult.

William Makepeace Thackeray

The History of Henry Esmond

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Topic

Dying for one's religion

Speaker

The Trooper

Author

William Makepeace Thackeray

Source

The History of Henry Esmond

Medium

Novel

Genre

Historical fiction

Language

English

Time

1852 1850s 19th century

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Original Citation

Thackeray, William Makepeace. The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1852, bk. 1, ch. 6.

Current Citation

Thackeray, William Makepeace. The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. Penguin Classics, 1970, bk. 1, ch. 6.

Women like not only to conquer, but to be conquered.

William Makepeace Thackeray

The Virginians

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Topic

Nature of women Women

Author

William Makepeace Thackeray

Source

The Virginians

Medium

Novel

Genre

Historical fiction

Language

English

Time

1859 1850s 19th century

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Citation

Thackeray, William Makepeace. The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century. Bradbury and Evans, 1 Nov. 1857 - 1 Nov. 1859.