Download or read book Under the Red Robe written by Stanley J. Weyman and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under the Red Robe is an 1894 historical novel by Stanley J. Weyman, described as his best known book and greatest success.It is set in seventeenth-century France during the ascendency of Cardinal Richelieu, who appears as a character in the novel. In particular it portrays the events of the Day of the Dupes. The novel was adapted into a 1923 American silent film Under the Red Robe directed by Alan Crosland, and was later made into a 1937 British swashbuckler film, Under the Red Robe, directed by Victor Sj�str�m. The novel was well received by contemporary historical novelists.