Alexandre Dumas

Gaule et France (1833) by Alexandre Dumas seeks out the early signs of French democracy in the medieval era, while presenting itself as the avant-propos to the "Drame de la France" that the author will retrospectively boast he composed from the totality of his historical oeuvre.

Louise de la Valli re by Alexandre Dumas. This illustrated title is #5 of the D'Artagnan Romance Series. Plot: Romantic events at the court of Louis XIV. Raoul de Bragelonne finds his childhood sweetheart, Louise de la Valli re, is maid of honor to the Princess. Fearing a tarnishing of Louise's reputation by affairs at court, Raoul seeks to marry her. His father, Athos, the Comte de la F re, disapproves, but eventually, out of love for his son, reluctantly agrees. The king, however, refuses to sanction the marriage because Louise is of inferior social status, and so marriage is delayed until Louise has earned her fortune and Raoul grows in prestige. Alexandre Dumas, also known as Alexandre Dumas, p re, was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure. Translated into nearly 100 languages, these have made him one of the most widely read French authors in history.

The Viscomte of Bragelonne is a novel by Alexandre Dumas. It is the forth of the d'Artagnan Romances, following The Three Musketeers and Twenty Years After. Plot: After 35 years of loyal service, d'Artagnan resigns as lieutenant of the Musketeers as he perceives the young king Louis XIV as weak-willed. He resolves to aid the exiled Charles II to retake the throne of England, unaware that Athos is attempting the same. With their assistance Charles II is restored to the throne and d'Artagnan is rewarded richly. Alexandre Dumas, also known as Alexandre Dumas, p re, was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure. Translated into nearly 100 languages, these have made him one of the most widely read French authors in history. This title is #4 of the D'Artagnan Romance Series.

The Man In the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas. This title is #6 of the D'Artagnan Romance Series. Alexandre Dumas, also known as Alexandre Dumas, p re, was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure. Translated into nearly 100 languages, these have made him one of the most widely read French authors in history. Plot: Dumas constructs the plot around the notion that the Man in the Iron Mask is the twin brother of Louis XIV, Philippe, who had been concealed and imprisoned from birth by his father, Louis XIII, and his mother, Anne of Austria, "for the good of France". Only a very few people living at the start of the novel know of Philippe's existence; these include his mother, Anne, and her former confidante, the Duchesse de Chevreuse. Chevreuse has let the secret slip to Aramis, the Bishop of Vanne and her former lover. The Man in the Iron Mask is one of the most famous prisoners in the history of France, but also a great mystery. Today, we still do not know his identity. We know he was imprisoned by order of King Louis XIV and it remained locked for 34 years, until his death in 1703. He wore a mask so that no one recognizes it, but whether it was actually iron mask and he wore it constantly. This prisoner became famous after his death in 1703, and there are many hypotheses about its real identity.

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Th tre complet de Alexandre Dumas - Tome VII by Alexandre Dumas. Alexandre Dumas (dit aussi Alexandre Dumas p re) est un crivain fran ais n le 24 juillet 1802 Villers-Cotter ts (Aisne) et mort le 5 d cembre 1870 Puys, pr s de Dieppe (Seine-Maritime). This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1889 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.

C dant aux instances de l'inquisition, le roi d'Espagne Philippe III se r sout chasser de son pays tout le peuple maure. Le duc de Lerme, v ritable ma tre du gouvernement, s'en occupe, aid par Rodrigues Calderon, un parvenu d'origine incertaine, qui par son z le s'attire la sympathie du roi et celle de son fils dont il devient le confident et compagnon de d bauche. Un jour, don Martin Fonseca, un jeune militaire de haute famille, demande Calderon d'interc der pour lui aupr s du duc de Lerme. Celui-ci refuse en effet de le laisser pouser la jeune fille qu'il aime, Margarita, une artiste qui s'est r fugi e dans un couvent. Devant sa position actuelle au fait d'avoir t le pr cepteur de ce jeune homme, Calderon lui promet de l'aider avant de se retrouver en face d'un cas de conscience. En effet, l'infant d'Espagne est lui aussi amoureux de la jeune fille et exige son aide La mort dans l' me, face aux pressions de l'inquisition, du roi et du duc de Lerme, Calderon se r sout aller dans le sens de son int r t. Il complote donc un enl vement avec Fonseca qu'il neutralise ensuite, pour laisser le champ libre au prince...

Dans ce court roman injustement m connu, Dumas nous fait vivre les surprenantes p r grinations d'un dandy faux-monnayeur. Les t moins de ce destin singulier, fascin s et d go t s en m me temps par cet artiste en contrefa on, d filent sous nos yeux: du roi Charles X Vidocq, le chef de la police, en passant par les artistes et les hommes de science, tous se penchent sur la personnalit complexe d'un tre trop dou pour ne pas devenir criminel...

Un beau jour de 1842 alors que le chevalier de la Graverie fait sa promenade quotidienne dans la ville de Chartres, un chien le prend en affection et le suit jusqu' chez lui. Ne d sirant pas s'attacher, il le chasse dans un premier temps avant de repenser ce que lui avait dit son cher ami le capitaine Dusmenil juste avant de mourir: ...je prie le bon dieu de me confier la peau du premier chien venu pour te rejoindre.... Aussi, lorsque apr s trois semaines de recherches infructueuses il le retrouve enfin accompagnant une jeune fille, il n'h site pas l'enlever, intimement convaincu que ce chien nomm Black n'est autre que son ami r incarn . Mais six mois plus tard, le chien s'enfuit et le chevalier le poursuit jusqu'au chevet de la jeune fille mourante et enceinte. Il se rend compte alors que son geste a eu des cons quences bien n fastes sur l'honneur de cette derni re, qui priv e de la protection de son chien, a c d un militaire, celui-ci ayant profit de la ressemblance et de l'amour qu'elle portait son fr re jumeau. Faisant fi des m disances du voisinage, le chevalier installe la jeune fille chez lui, d'autant plus qu'elle ressemble norm ment sa femme qu'il n'a pas revue depuis la d couverte de son infid lit ... Et si cette jeune Th r se tait le fruit des amours de sa femme et de son amant?...