num_pages: 586
description: Features one of the strangest characters in literature, Joseph Balsamo, also known as Cagliostro (later a key figure in the Affair of the Necklace). An alchemist, conspirator, and Freemason, Balsamo figures prominently in the eventual downfall of the French monarchy.
language: English
title: Joseph Balsamo
titlecomplete: Joseph Balsamo
characters: Gilbert, Louis XVI of France, Louis, duke of Richelieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Louis XV of France, Andrée de Taverney, Madame du Barry, Cagliostro, Marie Antoinette, Philippe de Taverney Maison Rouge
genres: Historical Fiction, Historical, French Literature, Novels, Literature, Classics, Adventure, Fiction, 19th Century, France
ratings_count: 1222
series: The Marie Antoinette Romances
publisher: Waking Lion Press