This novel is considered one of the most famous historical novels, and one of the most famous novels by Alexandre Demas. It has been translated into more than 100 languages. The queen and her necklace are the focus of the events of the novel. As for the story of the necklace in it, it is the story of the love of a cardinal prince with Queen Marie Antoinette, that seductress whose beauty did not suffice for her. From having her head go under the guillotine of the French Revolution.
Behind the story of this necklace and love was a deceitful countess from the royal family. As for the queen who was deceived, she also fell in love with one of the king's knights who fell in love with her. However, this relationship was exciting despite its tragedy. The events reveal its details, within which the reader discovers the secret of "the queen's necklace." The trials that accompanied it made France crippled in that era.