The Queen's Necklace Volume 1

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ... THE QUEEN'S NECKLACE. PROLOGUE. On one of the early days in April, 1784, at about quarter past three in the afternoon, our old acquaintance Marechal de Richelieu, having wit…