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Chicot the Jester

This sequel to Dumas' “Marguerite de Valois” begins four years after the sudden death of King Charles IX and succession of his brother Henry III. The reign of King Henry III was plagued with rebellion and political intrigue due to the War of the Three Henries, where his regency was challenged by King Henry of Navarre (leader of the Huguenots) and Henry I, Duke of Guise (leader of the Catholic League). Dumas weaves two main storylines through this turbulent backdrop: one of the love ignited between le Comte de Bussy and la Dame de Monsoreau, and another of the friendship between King Henry III and his truly unique jester, Chicot (Jean-Antoine d'Anglerais). - Summary by jvanstan

Genres: Fictional Biographies & Memoirs , Historical Fiction , Romance

Running Time: 15 hours 29 minutes 28 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	The wedding of St. Luc John Van Stan	24:46
2	How it is not always he who opens the door, who enters the house John Van Stan	14:00
3	How it is sometimes difficult to distinguish a dream from the reality John Van Stan	9:55
4	How Madame de St. Luc had passed the night John Van Stan	9:19
5	How Madame de St. Luc passed the second night of her marriage John Van Stan	9:56
6	Le petite coucher of Henri III John Van Stan	9:12
7	How, without anyone knowing why, the king was converted before the next day John Van Stan	9:37
8	How the king was afraid of being afraid John Van Stan	11:10
9	How the angel made a mistake and spoke to Chicot, thinking it was the king John Van Stan	9:01
10	How Bussy went to seek for the reality of his dream John Van Stan	13:22
11	M. Bryan de Monsoreau John Van Stan	21:06
12	How Bussy found both the portrait and the original John Van Stan	8:47
13	Who Diana was John Van Stan	26:09
14	The treaty John Van Stan	14:13
15	The marriage John Van Stan	10:49
16	The marriage (continued) John Van Stan	11:04
17	How Henri III. traveled, and how long it took him to get from Paris to Fontainebleau John Van Stan	8:09
18	Brother Gorenflot John Van Stan	17:41
19	How Chicot found out that it was easier to go in than out of the abbey John Van Stan	10:54
20	How Chicot, forced to remain in the abbey, saw and heard things very dangerous to see and hear John Van Stan	21:05
21	How Chicot learned genealogy John Van Stan	9:49
22	How M. and Madame de St. Luc met with a traveling companion John Van Stan	10:05
23	The old man John Van Stan	10:58
24	How Remy-le-Haudouin had, in Bussy's absence, established a communication with the Rue St. Antione John Van Stan	6:17
25	The father and daughter John Van Stan	10:26
26	How Brother Gorenflot awoke, and the reception he met with at his convent John Van Stan	7:48
27	How Brother Gorenflot remained convinced that he was a somnambulist, and bitterly deplored this infirmity John Van Stan	6:51
28	How Brother Gorenflot traveled upon an ass, named Panurge, and learned many things he did not know before John Van Stan	5:50
29	How Brother Gorenflot changed his ass for a mule, and his mule for a horse John Van Stan	5:47
30	How Chicot and his companion installed themselves at the Hotel of the Cross, and how they were received by the host John Van Stan	7:26
31	How the monk confessed the advocate, and the advocate the monk John Van Stan	10:32
32	How Chicot used his sword John Van Stan	10:53
33	How the Duc D'Anjou learned that Diana was not dead John Van Stan	9:02
34	How Chicot returned to the Louvre, and was received by the King Henri III. John Van Stan	8:38
35	What passed between M. de Monsoreau and the Duke John Van Stan	9:30
36	Chicot and the King John Van Stan	9:35
37	What M. de Guise came to do at the Louvre John Van Stan	6:11
38	Castor and Pollux John Van Stan	10:38
39	In which it is proved that listening is the best way to hear John Van Stan	8:15
40	The evening of the League John Van Stan	7:20
41	The Rue de la Ferronnerie John Van Stan	9:17
42	The Prince and the friend John Van Stan	9:10
43	Etymology of the Rue de la Jussienne John Van Stan	11:26
44	How D'Epernon had his doublet torn, and how Chomberg was stained blue John Van Stan	9:20
45	Chicot more than ever King of France John Van Stan	11:00
46	How Chicot paid a visit to Bussy, and what followed John Van Stan	11:52
47	The chess of M. Chicot, and the cup and ball of M. Quelus John Van Stan	8:13
48	The reception of the chiefs of The League John Van Stan	7:38
49	How the King annexed a chief who was neither the Duc de Guise nor M. D'Anjou John Van Stan	8:51
50	Eteocles and Polynices John Van Stan	10:41
51	How people do not always lose their time by searching empty drawers John Van Stan	7:43
52	Ventre St. Gris John Van Stan	7:08
53	The friends John Van Stan	6:55
54	Bussy and Diana John Van Stan	10:07
55	How Bussy was offered three hundred pistoles for his horse, and parted with him for nothing John Van Stan	6:21
56	The diplomacy of the Duc D'Anjou John Van Stan	8:15
57	The ideas of the Duc D'Anjou John Van Stan	15:45
58	A flight of Angevins John Van Stan	6:45
59	Roland John Van Stan	4:55
60	What M. de Monsoreau came to announce John Van Stan	5:26
61	How the King learned the flight of his beloved brother, and what followed John Van Stan	9:05
62	How, as Chicot and the Queen Mother were agreed, the King began to agree with them John Van Stan	9:24
63	In which it is proved that gratitude was one of St. Luc's virtues John Van Stan	8:57
64	The project of M. de St. Luc John Van Stan	9:03
65	How M. de St. Luc showed M. de Monsoreau the trust that the King had taught him John Van Stan	6:44
66	In which we see the Queen Mother enter the town of Angers, but not triumphantly John Van Stan	7:08
67	Little causes and great effects John Van Stan	7:36
68	How M. de Monsoreau opened and shut his eyes, which proved that he was not dead John Van Stan	7:47
69	How M. le Duc D'Anjou went to Meridor to congratulate Madame de Monsoreau on the death of her husband, and found him there before him John Van Stan	9:16
70	The inconvenience of large litters and narrow doors John Van Stan	8:23
71	What temper the King was in when St. Luc reappeared at the Louvre John Van Stan	6:21
72	In which we meet two important personages whom we have lost sight of for some time John Van Stan	5:22
73	Diana's second journey to Paris John Van Stan	7:08
74	How the ambassador of the Duc D'Anjou arrived at the Louvre, and the reception he met with John Van Stan	5:39
75	Which is only the end of the preceding one John Van Stan	6:29
76	How M. de St. Luc acquitted himself of the commission given to him by Bussy John Van Stan	8:24
77	In what respect M. de St. Luc was more civilized than M. de Bussy, the lessons which he gave him, and the use which M. de Bussy made of them John Van Stan	6:53
78	The Precautions of M. de Monsoreau John Van Stan	7:30
79	A visit to the house at Les Tournelles John Van Stan	8:37
80	The watchers John Van Stan	10:01
81	How M. le Duc D'Anjou signed, and after having signed, spoke John Van Stan	16:35
82	A promenade at the Tournelles John Van Stan	4:03
83	In which Chicot sleeps John Van Stan	4:37
84	Where Chicot wakes John Van Stan	8:59
85	The Fete Dieu John Van Stan	8:52
86	Which will elucidate the previous chapter John Van Stan	13:00
87	The procession John Van Stan	7:20
88	Chicot the First John Van Stan	7:50
89	Interest and capital John Van Stan	8:24
90	What was passing near the Bastille while Chicot was paying his debt to Y. de Mayenne John Van Stan	7:20
91	The assassination John Van Stan	19:06
92	How Brother Gorenflot found himself more than ever between a gallows and an abbey John Van Stan	9:02
93	Where Chicot guesses why D'Epernon had blood on his feet and none in his cheeks John Van Stan	8:26
94	The morning of the combat John Van Stan	4:59
95	The friends of Bussy John Van Stan	9:21
96	The combat John Van Stan	6:18
97	The end John Van Stan	10:35