Editing Louis XIV (section)

====Literature====
* [[Alexandre Dumas]] portrayed Louis in his two sequels to his 1844 novel ''[[The Three Musketeers]]'': first as a child in ''[[Twenty Years After]]'' (1845), then as a young man in ''[[The Vicomte de Bragelonne]]'' (1847–1850), in which he is a central character. The final part of the latter novel recounts the legend that a mysterious [[Man in the Iron Mask|prisoner in an iron mask]] was actually Louis's twin brother and has spawned numerous film adaptations generally titled ''The Man in the Iron Mask''.
* In 1910, the American historical novelist [[Charles Major (writer)|Charles Major]] wrote ''"The Little King: A Story of the Childhood of King Louis{{Nbsp}}XIV"''.
* Louis is a major character in the 1959 historical novel ''Angélique et le Roy'' ("Angélique and the King"), part of the [[Angélique (novel series)|''Angélique'' series]]. The protagonist, a strong-willed lady at Versailles, rejects the King's advances and refuses to become his mistress. A later book, the 1961 ''Angélique se révolte'' ("Angélique in Revolt"), details the dire consequences of her defying this powerful monarch.
* A character based on Louis plays an important role in ''[[The Age of Unreason]]'', a series of four [[alternate history]] novels written by American science fiction and fantasy author [[Gregory Keyes]].
* Louis features significantly in [[Neal Stephenson]]'s [[Baroque Cycle]], specifically in the 2003 novel ''[[The Confusion (novel)|The Confusion]]'', the greater part of which takes place at Versailles.
* In the ''39 Clues'' series universe, it has been noted that Louis was part of the Cahill branch, Tomas.
* He is called the son of Apollo in [[Rick Riordan]]'s ''[[Trials of Apollo]]'' series.
* Louis XIV is portrayed in [[Vonda N. McIntyre]]'s 1997 novel ''[[The Moon and the Sun]]''.