Joseph Balsamo

Alexandre Dumas

Book 1 of Mémoires d’un médecin

Language: English

Publisher: Waking Lion Press

Published: Jan 2, 1848

Description:

Features one of the strangest characters in literature, Joseph Balsamo, also known as Cagliostro (later a key figure in the Affair of the Necklace). An alchemist, conspirator, and Freemason, Balsamo figures prominently in the eventual downfall of the French monarchy.