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Mademoiselle De Scuderi: A Tale From The Times Of Louis XIV

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Mademoiselle de Scuderi: A Tale From the Times of Louis XIV is a very complex story that incorporates a number of different layers and a compelling mystery about a series of robberies and murders. The title character has a simultaneous presence both at the center and fringes of the story. In the early parts of the novella, Mademoiselle de Scuderi displays a cold attitude towards the victims of these terrible crimes (Reid, 2012). When she learns of theft of valuable jewelry and the plight of its distraught victims, she utters her aristocratic indifference by saying “A lover who fears thieves is not worthy of love”. However, as the story progresses along, there is a radical shift in the role of de Scuderi as she is revealed to be a genuinely
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