Bragelonne

Research Status: Moderate Last Updated: 2025-07-06 Diary Coverage: Up to 1874-04-25

Identity

"Le Vicomte de Bragelonne" - the third and final volume of Alexandre Dumas' d'Artagnan trilogy, following "The Three Musketeers" and "Twenty Years After."

Diary References

1874

• April 25: "J'ai lu Bragelonne qui m'amuse assez" (I read Bragelonne which amuses me enough) - reading in the evening after dinner.

Context

• Published 1847-1850
• Also known as "The Man in the Iron Mask"
• Features older d'Artagnan and musketeers
• Romance of Raoul de Bragelonne and Louise de La Vallière
• Death of d'Artagnan at siege of Maastricht
• Popular reading for young people

Literary Significance

• Historical romance genre
• Adventure and intrigue
• Themes of loyalty and betrayal
• Court life under Louis XIV
• Appeals to romantic sensibilities

Related Entries

• Literature Marie reads
• French cultural education
• Evening entertainment

Research Notes

• Dumas' popularity in 1870s
• Reading habits of young women
• French literary education