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Queen's Necklace (game)
'' The Queen's Necklace'' is an 1850 novel by Alexandre Dumas The Queen's Necklace may also refer to: *''The Queen's Necklace'' (1909 film) a French short film adaptation of the 1850 novel * ''The Queen's Necklace'' (1929 film), a 1929 French historical drama film * ''The Queen's Necklace'' (1946 film), a 1946 French historical drama film * ''The Queen's Necklace'', a fantasy novel by Teresa Edgerton * "The Queen's Necklace", one of the stories in the collection '' Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar'' by Maurice Leblanc * ''The Queen's Necklace: A Swedish Folktale'', a children's book by Helena Nyblom * ''The Queen's Necklace'', a novel by Antal Szerb Antal Szerb (1 May 1901, Budapest – 27 January 1945, Balf) was a noted Hungarian scholar and writer. He is generally considered to be one of the major Hungarian writers of the 20th century. Life and career Szerb was born in 1901 to assimilate ... * ''Queen's Necklace'' (game), a board game by Bruno Faidutti and Bruno Cathala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Queen's Necklace
''The Queen's Necklace'' is a novel by Alexandre Dumas that was published in 1849 and 1850 (immediately following the French Revolution of 1848). It is loosely based on the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, an episode involving fraud and royal scandal that made headlines at the court of Louis XVI in the 1780s. The Novel The novel first appeared in serialised form in ''La Presse''. The story takes place between 1784 and 1785. It is the second in a series of four novels focused on the character of Cagliostro, presented by Dumas as the man pulling all the strings of the affair. Sources The first chapters of the novel, which feature a dinner hosted by the old Marshal of Richelieu, were inspired by a text by Jean-François de La Harpe called ''The Prophecy of Cazotte''. In this passage, the Count of Cagliostro pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Queen's Necklace (1929 Film)
''The Queen's Necklace'' (French: ''Le collier de la reine'') is a 1929 French historical drama film directed by Tony Lekain and Gaston Ravel and starring Marcelle Chantal, Georges Lannes and Diana Karenne.Klossner p.77 The film is an adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's novel ''The Queen's Necklace'' which portrays the Affair of the Diamond Necklace which occurred before the French Revolution. The film's art direction was by Lucien Carré. The film was made and distributed by Gaumont. In Germany it was released by the major studio UFA. It was shot as a silent film, with a music soundtrack then added later. Cast * Marcelle Chantal as La comtesse de la Motte * Georges Lannes as Le cardinal de Rohan * Diana Karenne as Marie-Antoinette / Oliva * Jeanne Evrard as La princesse de Lamballe * Jean Weber as Le chevalier Réteau de Villette * Renée Parme as Madame Élisabeth * Fernand Fabre as Le comte de La Motte * Harry Harment as Louis XVI * Odette Talazac as Madame d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Queen's Necklace (1946 Film)
''The Queen's Necklace'' (French: ''L'affaire du collier de la reine'') is a 1946 French historical drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Viviane Romance, Maurice Escande and Jacques Dacqmine.Klossner p.12 The film portrays the Affair of the Diamond Necklace which damaged the reputation of the French queen Marie Antionette during the 1780s. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios and on location at the Palace of Versailles. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy. Cast * Viviane Romance as Jeanne de la Motte * Maurice Escande as Cardinal de Rohan * Jacques Dacqmine as Rétaux de Villette * Michel Salina as Comte de la Motte * Jean Hébey as King Louis XVI * Marion Dorian as Marie Antoinette * Pierre Dux as Cagliostro * Jean-Louis Allibert as Camille Desmoulins * Pierre Bertin as Abbé Loth * Palau as Boehmer * Pierre Magnier as Procureur Joly de Fleury * Paul Amiot as Maître Doillot, l'avocat de Jeanne * Marcel Delaître as Maître T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teresa Edgerton
Teresa Edgerton (born 1949) is an author of fantasy novels and short stories set in worlds that parallel the Middle Ages and the 18th century. Literary biography Born Teresa Ann Waller in Van Nuys, California, in 1949, she lived in the Los Angeles area until the age of 14, when her family moved to northern California. In high school, she spent her lunch hours in the school library, devouring one historical novel after another. At about that same time she discovered fantasy writers T. H. White, J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, and science fiction writer Andre Norton, whose combined influence would inspire her to begin creating imaginary worlds of her own. She met her husband, John Edgerton, in 1971, when she was working as a Tarot reader at a local Renaissance faire, and he was part of a Society for Creative Anachronism troupe putting on demonstrations of medieval tourney combat. They have four children. She and her husband live in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her interest in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar
''Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar'' (french: Arsène Lupin, gentleman-cambrioleur) is the first collection of stories by Maurice Leblanc recounting the adventures of Arsène Lupin, released on 10 June 1907. It contains the first nine stories depicting the character, first published in the French magazine ''Je sais tout'', the first one being on 15 July 1905. The seventh features English detective Sherlock Holmes, changed in subsequent publications to "Herlock Sholmes" after protests from Arthur Conan Doyle's lawyers, as seen in the second collection ''Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes''. Chapters # "The Arrest of Arsène Lupin" ("L'Arrestation d'Arsène Lupin") ''Je sais tout'', No. 6, 15 July 1905): During a trip to America, it is learned that famous thief Arsène Lupin has made it aboard the ship. The ship's guests, led by Bernard d'Andrèzy, try to weed out the thief with only a partial description of his appearance and the first letter of the alias he is using. A woman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena Nyblom
Helena Nyblom (7 December 1843 – 9 October 1926) was a Danish-Swedish children's story author. She is perhaps most remembered for ''The Swan Suit.'' at www.bpib.com She died in Stockholm. Biography Helena was born in , , daughter to the Danish painter . Her brother was the painter |
Antal Szerb
Antal Szerb (1 May 1901, Budapest – 27 January 1945, Balf) was a noted Hungarian scholar and writer. He is generally considered to be one of the major Hungarian writers of the 20th century. Life and career Szerb was born in 1901 to assimilated Jewish parents in Budapest, but baptized Catholic. He studied Hungarian, German and later English, obtaining a doctorate in 1924. From 1924 to 1929 he lived in France and Italy, also spending a year in London, England, from 1929 to 1930. As a student, he published essays on Georg Trakl and Stefan George, and quickly established a formidable reputation as a scholar, writing erudite studies of William Blake and Henrik Ibsen among other works. Elected President of the Hungarian Literary Academy in 1933, aged just 32, he published his first novel, ''The Pendragon Legend'' (which draws upon his personal experience of living in Britain) the following year. His second and best-known work, (''Journey by Moonlight'') came out in 1937. He was ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen's Necklace (game)
'' The Queen's Necklace'' is an 1850 novel by Alexandre Dumas The Queen's Necklace may also refer to: *''The Queen's Necklace'' (1909 film) a French short film adaptation of the 1850 novel * ''The Queen's Necklace'' (1929 film), a 1929 French historical drama film * ''The Queen's Necklace'' (1946 film), a 1946 French historical drama film * ''The Queen's Necklace'', a fantasy novel by Teresa Edgerton * "The Queen's Necklace", one of the stories in the collection '' Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar'' by Maurice Leblanc * ''The Queen's Necklace: A Swedish Folktale'', a children's book by Helena Nyblom * ''The Queen's Necklace'', a novel by Antal Szerb Antal Szerb (1 May 1901, Budapest – 27 January 1945, Balf) was a noted Hungarian scholar and writer. He is generally considered to be one of the major Hungarian writers of the 20th century. Life and career Szerb was born in 1901 to assimilate ... * ''Queen's Necklace'' (game), a board game by Bruno Faidutti and Bruno Cathala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Faidutti
Bruno Faidutti (born 23 October 1961) is a historian and sociologist, living in France, who is best known as a board game designer. Early life and education Bruno Faidutti studied law, economics, and sociology, eventually earning a doctorate in History by writing about the scientific debate in the Renaissance on the reality of the unicorn. His favorite authors are Thomas Pynchon, James Joyce, Marcel Proust, Salman Rushdie, and Umberto Eco, his favorite movie, Andrei Tarkovsky's '' Andrei Roublev''. He came into the world of hobby gaming through ''Cosmic Encounter'' and roleplaying games, and was one of the first French ''Dungeons & Dragons'' players. Career Bruno Faidutti has created and published over 40 board and card games. His best known games include ''Knightmare Chess'' (1991) and '' Citadels'' (2000), as well as ''Mystery of the Abbey'' (1993, 2003). He is also involved in the boardgaming community with his "Ideal Games Library" website and personal "Game of the Year" priz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marine Drive, Mumbai
Marine Drive is a 3 kilometre-long Promenade along the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road in Mumbai, India. The road and promenade were constructed by Pallonji Mistry. It is a 'C'-shaped six-lane concrete road along the coast of a natural bay. At the northern end of Marine Drive is Girgaon Chowpatty and the adjacent road along links Nariman Point at southern tip to Babulnath and Malabar Hill at northern tip. Marine Drive is situated on reclaimed land facing west-south-west. Marine Drive is also known as the ''Queen's Necklace'' because, when viewed at night from an elevated point anywhere along the drive, the street lights resemble a string of pearls in a necklace. The official name for this road, though rarely used, is ''Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road''. The promenade is lined with palm trees. At the northern end of Marine Drive is Chowpatty Beach. This is a popular beach famed for its Bhel Puri (local fast food). Many restaurants also line this stretch of the road. Further ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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