The Regent's Daughter - Book 2 of A. Dumas from the history of the Regency in France . The hero of the novel Chevalier Gaston de Chanle, who joined the conspiracy of the Boston nobles against the regent of France Philip of Orleans, is in love with the illegitimate daughter of the regent The plot is solved, the leaders are executed. Along with them, the Chevalier de Chanle dies; the beloved only briefly survives him and dies, without forgiving his father the death of his fiancée. Unexpected and exciting twists of intrigue, a wide historical background, charming French humor, heroism and nobility of the main characters put this work on a par with such famous novels of Dumas as “Queen Margot” and “The Countess de Monsoro”. Roman A. Dumas' Daughter of the Regent, adjacent in content to the novel Chevalier d'Armantal, was first published in Paris in 1845. Illustrations by M. Ryapolova