The Countess of Salisbury (novel) explained

The Countess of Salisbury
Author:	Alexandre Dumas
Country:	France
Language:	French
Release Date:	1836
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.

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.

Notes and References

1. Pearson p.495
2. Trigg p.107
3. Maxwell p.101