Angelique (Volume 1 in Series) (Bantam Q6538)

790 pp. Translated by Rita Barisse. The gutter wench becomes the dazzling mistress of rogues and royalty. "Angélique is a series of thirteen historical adventure romance novels written by French author Anne Golon. Originally published from 1957 to 1985, the novels have reportedly sold 150 million copies worldwide[1] and have been adapted into six feature films, several theatre productions, a Japanese manga series, and a French "global manga" comic book series. Only ten of the thirteen novels have been translated into English."--Wikipedia