Dumas: 1919 books

A romantic romp of brave heroes, devious villains, desperate battles, and true love, this epic tale of high adventure and daring-do is highly recommended for fans of Dumas. The novel is loosely based on the exploits of John Paul Jones, a captain in the American Navy during the revolutionary war.

Queen Marguerite of Valois, sister of Charles IX and wife of Henry of Navarre, is surrounded by political and amorous intrigue during the Massacre of St. Bartholomew. The author, according to his custom, introduces a vast array of characters, for the most part historical, all spiritedly drawn...

The Man In the Iron Mask is the final adventure for our four heroes from The Three Musketeers, Dumas' incredibly popular introduction to the mischievous Musketeers - D'Artagnan, Aramis, Porthos, and Athos. In this dark sequel, the Three Musketeers have retired and gone their separate ways....

The Vicomte de Bragellone by Alexandre Dumas..

How would you like to have been an aristrocratic owner of a large tobacco plantation in the early 19th century? Maybe and maybe not. Trace the Borden family from Virginia down the Great Wagon Road to North Carolina. Share their fun times, their sad times, and their hardships as they struggle to prosper. If you like history, you will enjoy reading this family saga.

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RESUME : Henri III a perdu ses favoris, tous tués en duel à la fin de La Dame de Monsoreau, tandis que le brave Bussy trouvait la mort dans une embuscade tendue par son maître, le duc d'Anjou. Ne lui reste que le moins aimé, D'Epernon, devenu duc et courtisan paresseux. Il se console donc...

Dans ce roman Dumas réussit là à développer franchement les relations humaines et le thème de la trahison pour aborder regrets, détermination et autres hantises de l’esprit humain. À grands coups de trésors, de secrets et de machinations, il nous conduit au gré des soubresauts du destin...

La pâle Pauline croise la route du narrateur en évitant son regard. La mort semble prête à l'emporter. Qui est-elle? Que lui est-il arrivé? Quel secret cache-t-elle? Trois narrateurs vont se succéder pour retracer sa tragique histoire. Dans cette oeuvre romantique, qui constitue l'un de ses...

Die schwarze Tulpe (französisch La Tulipe noire), eine Geschichte über den Tulpenzüchter Cornelius van Baerle und die schöne Rosa, ist einer der erfolgreichsten Romane von Alexandre Dumas. Niederlande, 1672: In einer Zeit politischer Wirren hat die Tulpengesellschaft von Haarlem einen Preis von...

La San-Felice, Tome VI by Alexandre Dumas.

Ed is stuck in a rut - his part-time 'career' is going nowhere, his love life's a joke and his wallet's always empty. The thing about a rut, though, is at least you know where you are. So when Ed runs into an old acquaintance and is sucked into a drama of street crime and high-stakes...

The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later is the final book in Dumas' d'Artagnon Romances trilogy. The book is in four parts, of which this is the first. According to French academic Jean-Yves Tadie, the real subject of the book is the beginning of King Louis XIV's rule.

Roman de Violette is the tale of a beautiful girl, the object of desire for both a young man and a rather determined lesbian, culminating in a fabulous menage-a-trois. The book was first published 1870 and attributed (posthumously) to Dumas. The translation dates from 1897.