About the Book Originally published in 1972 in Japanese as Versailles No Bara, a serial in Weekly Margaret. Book Synopsis France spirals towards a civil war, as nobles continue to ignore the people of France. Noblewoman Oscar Franois de Jarjayes is forced to reconsider her life as a soldier and a woman, her loyalties and her love. Marie Antoinette and the royal family seek escape, while Robespierre and the National Assembly take up arms and demand democracy. This deluxe hardcover volume contains chapters 67-82 of Riyoko Ikedas historical fiction masterwork, plus the side story The Countess in Black.