The novel “The Regent’s Daughter” is the second book by Alexandre Dumas in the story of the Regency in France. The hero, chevalier Gaston de Chanle, who joins a conspiracy of the Bostonian nobles against the French regent Philippe d’Orléans, is in love with the regent’s illegitimate daughter. Unexpected and thrilling twists of the intrigue, a broad historical backdrop, delightful French humor, and the heroism and nobility of the main characters place this work alongside Dumas’s well-known novels such as “Queen Margot” and “The Countess of Monsoreau.”
The novel “The Regent’s Daughter,” related in content to “The Chevalier d’Armantales,” was first published in Paris in 1845.