Kings in Exile

Kings in Exile

Author	Alphonse Daudet
Translator	Virginia Champlin Katherine Prescott Wormeley Henry Blanchamp
Country	France
Language	French
Publisher	Dentu
Publication date	1878

Kings in Exile (French: Les Rois en Exil: Roman Parisien) is a 1878 novel by French writer Alphonse Daudet.

Synopsis

Kings in Exile is the story of some imaginary royals who, after being driven from their countries by revolutions, take refuge in Paris, where they lead a life of intrigue and dissipation. The novel can be read as an allegory on the decline of monarchism in France and the rise of a new society dominated by foreign financial interests.

Main characters

• Christian II — King of Illyria and Dalmatia (based on Francis II)
• Frederique — Queen of Illyria and Dalmatia (based on Maria Sophie of Bavaria)
• Prince Leopold — their son
• Élisée Méraut — the prince's tutor
• Séphora Levis — Christian's mistress
• J. Tom Lévis — an English broker, Séphora's husband
• Duke of Palma — (base on Don Carlos)
• Prince Axel — (based on William, Prince of Orange)
• Queen of Galatia — (based on Isabella II)

References

• Bernard, Daniel (1879). "Cronique Parisienne," Revue du monde catholique, Vol. LX, pp. 442–51.
• Debré, Moses (1970). The Image of the Jew in French Literature. New York: Ktav.
• Longhaye, Georges (1906). Dix-neuvième siècle; esquisses littéraires et morales. Paris: Victor Retaux.
• Pontmartin, Armand de (1881). Nouveaux samedis, Vol. 20. Paris: Calmann Lévy.

External links

• Les Rois en exil at Wikisource