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Malenʹkai͡a Margarita ne pomnit roditeleĭ, umershikh v ee rannem detstve, no znaet, chto prinadlezhit k slavnomu aristokraticheskomu rodu de li͡a Rok. Derzkai͡a i nepokornai͡a, ona chasto rasstraivaet svoi͡u dobreĭshui͡u pozhilui͡u ni͡ani͡u Damʹen, kotorai͡a izo vsekh sil pytaetsi͡a privitʹ vospitannit͡se dostoĭnye manery. Obe eshche ne znai͡ut, chto vperedi ikh zhdut strashnye ispytanii͡a po zloĭ vole mogushchestvennogo opekuna devochki Zhana-Fransua de Robervali͡a, kotoryĭ, zavladev bogatym nasledstvom i͡unoĭ kuziny, popytaetsi͡a podavitʹ i ee voli͡u. Istorii͡a vyzhivanii͡a Margarity de li͡a Rok tem udivitelʹnee, chto osnovana ona na realʹnykh faktakh, izlozhennykh v traktatakh vremen Velikikh geograficheskikh otkrytiĭ. Si͡uzhet, pugai͡ushchiĭ i porazhai͡ushchiĭ voobrazhenie, ukrashai͡ut roskoshnyĭ istoricheskiĭ anturazh i tonkai͡a stilizat͡sii͡a, kotorye prevrashchai͡ut povestvovanie v izyskannoe gobelenovoe polotno.

Little Marguerite does not remember her parents, who died in her early childhood, but she knows that she belongs to the glorious aristocratic family of de la Roque. Brash and rebellious, she often upsets her kindest elderly nanny Damien, who tries her best to instill decent manners in her pupil. Both do not yet know that terrible trials await them ahead of the evil will of the girl's powerful guardian, Jean-Francois de Roberval, who, having seized the rich inheritance of a young cousin, will try to suppress her will. The story of Margarita de la Roque's survival is all the more amazing because it is based on real facts set forth in treatises from the time of the Great Geographical Discoveries. The plot, frightening and astounding, is decorated with luxurious historical surroundings and subtle stylization, which turn the narrative into an exquisite tapestry.