''Koenigsmark'' is a 1918
adventure novel
Adventure fiction is a type of fiction that usually presents danger, or gives the reader a sense of excitement. Some adventure fiction also satisfies the literary definition of romance fiction.
History
In the Introduction to the ''Encyclopedi ...
by the
French writer
Pierre Benoît. It has been published in English as ''The Secret Spring''.
Story
The story is about the love of a young French tutor, Raoul Vignerte, for Aurora, the grand duchess of Lautenbourg-Detmold.
In 1912, Aurora, who came from the steppes of Russia, marries Grand Duke Rudolph of Lautenbourg, heir to the throne of a small German principality. But he dies mysteriously while on a mission to Africa. In 1913, Raoul Vignerte arrives at the palace as tutor. Meanwhile, Aurora has married Rudolph's brother Frederic de Lautenbourg. Vignerte falls in love with the fascinating Aurora, who enjoys his company. In addition to this romantic intrigue, is a mixture of political and police intrigue regarding Grand Duke Rudolph's mysterious death in Africa.
Adaptations
The story has been adapted several times for the screen
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Koenigsmark (1923 film)
''Koenigsmark'' is a 1923 French silent drama film directed by Léonce Perret and starring Maurice Lehmann, Huguette Duflos and Jaque Catelain.Goble p.36 It is an adaptation of the 1918 novel '' Koenigsmark'' by Pierre Benoit. It was the firs ...
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Koenigsmark (1935 film)
''Koenigsmark'' is a 1935 British-French drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Elissa Landi, John Lodge and Pierre Fresnay.
The film is based on the novel '' Koenigsmark'' by Pierre Benoît and produced in separate French an ...
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Koenigsmark (1953 film)
''Koenigsmark'' is a 1953 French-Italian drama film directed by Solange Térac and starring Jean-Pierre Aumont, Silvana Pampanini and Renée Faure.Hayward p.399 It is an adaptation of Pierre Benoît's 1918 novel of the same title. The film's se ...
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Koenigsmark (1968 film) Koenigsmark, Königsmark, Koenigsmarck, or Königsmarck may refer to:
* Königsmark, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
* ''Koenigsmark'' (novel), a 1918 novel by Pierre Benoit
* ''Koenigsmark'' (1923 film), a film by Léonce Perret
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References
External links
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1918 French novels
French adventure novels
French novels adapted into films
Novels by Pierre Benoit
1918 debut novels
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