Alexandre Dumas

A prize of 100,000 guilders awaits the gardener who can produce a black tulip, a rich reward that incites a bitter competition in 17th-century Holland. Cornelius von Baerle, a gifted and passionate florist, has dedicated himself to cultivating the elusive flower. But a ruthless rival, capitalizing on accusations that led to the assassination of Cornelius's godfather, falsely accuses the young horticulturist of treason. Sentenced to life imprisonment, Cornelius conspires with his jailer's daughter to grow the black tulip in secret. Alexandre Dumas sets his captivating tale in the 1670s, a generation after Holland was gripped by the economic madness of Tulip mania and shortly after the mob lynching of a pair of Dutch statesmen. His fictional treatment of these historic events forms a timeless political allegory in which the rare flower represents the triumph of justice, tolerance, and true love over greed, jealousy, and obsession.

Welcome to nineteenth century France, where a wrong word or look can get you thrown in jail. When Edmond is imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, he thinks his life is over. But whilst he is there he gets word of treasure hidden in a place called Monte Cristo ... Can he escape and reverse his fortunes? In this tale full of deception, disguise and revenge, you never quite know who you can trust. Alexandre Dumas' masterpiece is recreated to inspire a new generation of readers. TreeTops Greatest Stories offers children some of the worlds best loved tales in a collection of timeless classics. Top children's authors and talented illustrators work together to bring to life our literary heritage for a new generation, engaging and delighting children. The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book. Each book contains inside cover notes to help children explore the content, supporting their reading development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links and activities to support guided reading, writing, speaking and listening. This pack provides 6 copies of the same title.

Cet ouvrage est une rapide exploration des bas-fonds de la soci t parisienne, agr ment e d'anecdotes et de digressions historiques. Si Dumas a l'oeil du sociologue et de l'anthropologue, son regard reste celui de l'homme du monde et du libertin qui ne voit en ces femmes qu'il diss que d'une plume ac r e que les sp cimens d'une esp ce exotique, mais pas tout fait humaine.

On marie Marguerite de Valois Henri de Navarre dans le but politique d' tablir la paix entre protestants et catholiques dans une poque secou e par les guerres de religion. Le mariage de la soeur de Charles IX est l'occasion de grandes f tes en France et notamment Paris o le peuple est en liesse. cette occasion, le roi de Navarre et l'amiral de Coligny ont r uni autour d'eux tous les grands chefs huguenots et croient la paix possible. Cependant, au-del de la politique, on a mari deux tres qui ne s'aiment gu re, et l'on observe d s le d but du roman que les nouveaux mari s ont chacun d'autres liaisons. Si la nuit de noces n'est pas l'occasion de la consommation de ce mariage, elle est le t moin de l'alliance politique d'un roi et d'une reine unis par la m me ambition de pouvoir.

In a splendid chamber of the Palais Royal, formerly styled the Palais Cardinal, a man was sitting in deep reverie, his head supported on his hands, leaning over a gilt and inlaid table which was covered with letters and papers. Behind this figure glowed a vast fireplace alive with leaping flames; great logs of oak blazed and crackled on the polished brass andirons whose flicker shone upon the superb habiliments of the lonely tenant of the room, which was illumined grandly by twin candelabra rich with wax-lights. Any one who happened at that moment to contemplate that red simar--the gorgeous robe of office--and the rich lace, or who gazed on that pale brow, bent in anxious meditation, might, in the solitude of that apartment, combined with the silence of the ante-chambers and the measured paces of the guards upon the landing-place, have fancied that the shade of Cardinal Richelieu lingered still in his accustomed haunt. It was, alas the ghost of former greatness. France enfeebled, the authority of her sovereign contemned, her nobles returning to their former turbulence and insolence, her enemies within her frontiers--all proved the great Richelieu no longer in existence. In truth, that the red simar which occupied the wonted place was his no longer, was still more strikingly obvious from the isolation which seemed, as we have observed, more appropriate to a phantom than a living creature--from the corridors deserted by courtiers, and courts crowded with guards--from that spirit of bitter ridicule, which, arising from the streets below, penetrated through the very casements of the room, which resounded with the murmurs of a whole city leagued against the minister; as well as from the distant and incessant sounds of guns firing--let off, happily, without other end or aim, except to show to the guards, the Swiss troops and the military who surrounded the Palais Royal, that the people were possessed of arms. The shade of Richelieu was Mazarin. Now Mazarin was alone and defenceless, as he well knew. "Foreigner " he ejaculated, "Italian that is their mean yet mighty byword of reproach--the watchword with which they assassinated, hanged, and made away with Concini; and if I gave them their way they would assassinate, hang, and make away with me in the same manner, although they have nothing to complain of except a tax or two now and then. Idiots ignorant of their real enemies, they do not perceive that it is not the Italian who speaks French badly, but those who can say fine things to them in the purest Parisian accent, who are their real foes.

En 1672, le peuple de Hollande renverse la r publique des fr res Jean et Corneille de Witt pour r tablir le stathouderat et le confier Guillaume III d'Orange-Nassau. Indiff rent ces v nements politiques, le filleul de Corneille de Witt, Corn lius van Baerle, ne songe qu' confectionner une tulipe noire, pour laquelle la Soci t Horticole de Haarlem a promis une r compense de cent mille florins. Son projet sera contrari par l'accusation de trahison qui p se contre lui et par les stratag mes d'un voisin envieux, Isaac Boxtel. Cependant, l'espoir de voir cette qu te aboutir rena tra avec la rencontre de la belle Rosa.

Alexandre Dumas was one of the greatest French authors in history. Dumas wrote many classics such as The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, and The Man in the Iron Mask. Many of his historical novels have been turned into movies and he remains one of the most widely read authors in all of literature. The Corsican Brothers is a short novel that tells the story of two twins separated at birth who can still feel each other's pain.

"First of all," replied the man, by no means intimidated by these lordly airs, but signing to his men that they must not release the coach or the horses, "be so good as to answer my questions." "I am attending," said the young man, controlling his agitation by a visible effort. "Are you the Chevalier Gaudin de Sainte-Croix?" "I am he." "Captain of the Tracy, regiment?" "Yes, sir." "Then I arrest you in the king's name." "What powers have you?" "This warrant.

Monsieur Alphonse - a play in three acts - Volume 1 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1886. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

The She-Wolves of Machecoul - To which is Added, the Corsican Brothers - Vol. II is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1894. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is the ultimate novel of retribution. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics bound in real cloth with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This abridged edition features an afterword by Marcus Clapham. Based on true events, the book recounts the story of Edouard Dantes, his betrayal and imprisonment in the sinister Chateau d'If. Years later, Paris is intrigued by the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo, who bursts onto the Paris social scene with his millions. He encounters the three principal betrayers of Dantes who have prospered in the post-Napoleonic boom and, one by one, their lives fall apart. The book was a huge success when it was first serialized in 1844, and remains the greatest tale of revenge.

The Last Vend e - Or, the she-wolves of Machecoul. Vol. 1 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Edmond Dant s - The Sequel to Alexander Dumas' Celebrated Novel of The Count of Monte-Cristo is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1890. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.