Ages 13-15 - 77 pages, 63463 words | 7 hours 35 minutes of reading | © Storyplay'r, , for the 1st publication - all rights reserved
Obeying her mother's recommendations, the innocent Mademoiselle de Chartres marries the Prince of Clèves. During a ball, the young woman meets the Duke of Nemours and feels a consuming passion for him, which she refuses to yield to.In this major 17th-century novel, Madame de Lafayette meticulously describes the torments of the Princess of Clèves, torn between desire and duty.