Adventures of a Master of Political Intrigue

Full of plots and adventures, romance and plenty of swashbuckling set against the backdrop of the major and minor courts of 17th Century Europe. A few too many detailed battle scenes for my tastes, but altogether this late work of Dumas paints an admirable portrait of the genius of Cardinal Richelieu. The last part of the tale, written as letters between two star-crossed lovers, is very romantic.