Alexandre Dumas - Libros y biografía

Facing the firing squad, Joachim Murat told them to aim for his heart. Courageous until the end, his life is one of the great rise and fall stories. And Alexandre Dumas is the perfect author to tell it....

Set in France in 1661, 'Louise de la Vallière' is the third and final part of the D'Artagnan Romances trilogy. With Louis XIV seeking to cement his position as the absolute monarch over the whole of France,...

The kings of France and England are facing the chopping block. Can the musketeers save them both? In this third part of Dumas' "Twenty Years After", war is waging on both sides of the channel. D'Artagnan...

After years of muddy, bloody battles, the English Civil War is finally over. But the Musketeers have a plan which could still change everything. As the action begins, King Charles I is in prison, awaiting...

Part of an eight-volume cycle about Marie Antoinette 'The Hero of the People' focuses on the conflict between King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette as to how France should be ruled. It is a novel focused...

Stories of her arrogance and extravagance fanned the flames of revolution. But did Marie Antoinette really deserve her reputation?Alexandre Dumas seeks to find an answer in "The Countess de Charny: The...

Love can blossom even in the most desperate of situations. In "The Mesmerist's Victim: Andrea de Taverney", the second entry in the "Marie Antoinette Romances", the setting is Revolution-era Paris. The...

A seamless blend of fact and fiction, 'The Royal Life Guard, or The Flight of the Royal Family' tells the story of the downfall of the French Monarchy. Set during the French Revolution, this novel paints...

To rescue one man, they must start a revolution. It's 1789, and Paris is on the brink of revolt. The king's own physician, Dr. Gilbert, had been thrown in jail for being a subversive. But Gilbert's friends...

Milady is finally behind bars. During the day, she patiently plots her escape. And at night, she dreams of reaping revenge on D'Artagnan. In this final part of "The Three Musketeers", our heroes' story...

Will the Musketeers ever be "all for one and one for all" again?In the second part of "Twenty Years After" political allegiances keep the four Musketeers divided. Revolution is brewing, and while D'Artagnan...

In 'The Wolf Leader,' Dumas deftly weaves the Faust story with the werewolves of folklore. While it is not the typical swashbuckling fare you would expect from the author of 'The Three Musketeers,' 'The...

Two brothers, blessed with a telepathic connection, living under the shadow of a family vendetta. Can their strange power protect them? In "The Corsican Brothers", Alexander Dumas ventures into the supernatural....

Auteur : Le bicentenaire de la naissance d'Alexandre Dumas (le 24 juillet 1802, à Villers-Cotterêts, dans l'Aisne, il décèdera en 1870) nous donne l'occasion de revenir sur la genèse de l'un de ses chefs-d'oeuvre,...

Edition enrichie (introduction, notes, dossier, chronologie, bibliographie)Amaury et Madeleine s’aiment et projettent de se marier ; mais au moment où le bonheur semble tout proche, la maladie frappe...

Édition enrichie (Notes, répertoire des personnages et notice historique)Été 1661. À Fontainebleau, autour du jeune Louis XIV et de sa belle-soeur Henriette d’Angleterre, la cour vole de fêtes en fêtes...

Loin des sagas historiques, des histoires de cape et d'épée, Catherine Blum révèle une facette méconnue du génie de Dumas, plus intimiste, plus social, plus descriptif, parfois proche de Balzac. "Par...

En 1858, Dumas visite Saint-Pétersbourg ; il en rapporte l'histoire du prince Groubenski, qui vivait dans son château sur la Volga à la fin du XVIIIe siècle. L'auteur emprunte au récit de Jacquot, vieux...

Deep dive into Alexandre Dumas' swashbuckling historical adventure tale of honour and chivalry, set during the backdrop of the French monarchy's slow demise, ´The Three Musketeers´. Kickstarting the epic...

The Iron Mask was an individual whose identity has never really been ascertained and which of the historical records say he was a prisoner during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Among the authors who...

A short time ago, while making researches in the Royal Library for my History of Louis XIV, I stumbled by chance upon the Memoirs of M. d'Artagnan, printed-as were most of the works of that period, in...

On the left bank of the Rhine, near the spot where the Selz rivulet springs forth, the foothill ranges rise of many mountains, of which the bristling humps seem to rush northerly like herds of frightened...

In una stanza del così detto palazzo Cardinal, a noi già noto, accanto a un tavolino intarsiato su gli angoli d’argento dorato ed ingombro di fogli e libri, sedeva un uomo, posatasi su le due mani la...

EDIZIONE COMPLETAMENTE REVISIONATA IL 18/07/2024. Il romanzo "Robin Hood.Principe dei ladri"(opera originaria "Robin des bois.Le prince des voleurs", Dumas 1872)narra le vicende dell'eroe popolare dell’Inghilterra,...

The story takes place in France, Italy, and islands in the Mediterranean during the historical events of 1815–1839: the era of the Bourbon Restoration through the reign of Louis-Philippe of France. It...

"Os Três Mosqueteiros" conta as aventuras de um jovem de dezoito anos chamado D'Artagnan. Esse jovem de sangue quente deixa a terra natal para se apresentar em Paris com a recomendação do pai ao fidalgo...

Em 1672, Guilherme de Orange toma o poder na Holanda. Cornélio Van Baerle, um promissor botânico cujo único desejo é criar uma tulipa negra perfeita, irá envolver-se inadvertidamente nas intrigas políticas...

Bei dieser Ausgabe handelt es sich um Band 3 des sechsteiligen Romans "Der Graf von Monte Christo". "Der Graf von Monte Christo" (orig. "Le Comte de Monte-Cristo") ist ein Abenteuerroman von Alexandre...

Bei dieser Ausgabe handelt es sich um Band 1 des sechsteiligen Romans "Der Graf von Monte Christo". "Der Graf von Monte Christo" (orig. "Le Comte de Monte-Cristo") ist ein Abenteuerroman von Alexandre...

Bei dieser Ausgabe handelt es sich um Band 2 des sechsteiligen Romans "Der Graf von Monte Christo". "Der Graf von Monte Christo" (orig. "Le Comte de Monte-Cristo") ist ein Abenteuerroman von Alexandre...