Monsieur de Camors — Volume 3

"Monsieur de Camors — Volume 3" by Octave Feuillet is a tale set in the 1800s that explores the intricate feelings of the Comtesse de Camors, known as Miss Mary, as she experiences marriage. The main conflict is her difficult connection with her husband, the Comte de Camors, who is having an affair with Madame de Campvallon, causing a lot of drama and conflict. At the beginning, the Countess shows her thoughts in letters to her mother, revealing a mix of happiness and growing loneliness in her marriage. As she remembers her honeymoon and tries to figure out her husband's feelings, she thinks about her insecurities about her beauty compared to the stylish women of Paris. The beginning parts explore her emotional difficulties and her growing knowledge of her husband's cheating, setting the scene for the drama around their difficult marriage and the social problems they face.