| In Paris, during the year 1625, a young man called d'Artagnan, after a series of misadventures, attempts to join the King's elite fighting force-The Musketeers! Joined by Porthos, Aramis and Athos, the four make short work of the Crown's adversaries. But little do they know, the evil Cardinal Richelieu is creating a counter force to the Musketeers, one which may soon overwhelm them and challenge the power of the French throne itself! The latest title in the Illustrated line reunites the creative....[more] |
| 'people get out of prison, and when they get out, and their name is Edmond Dantes, they take their revenge!'Falsely accused of treason, the young sailor Edmond Dantes is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned in the island fortress of the Chateau d'If. Having endured years of incarceration, he stages a daring and dramatic escape and sets out to discover the fabulous treasure of Monte Cristo, and tocatch up with his enemies. A novel of enormous tension and excitement, The Count of Monte Crist....[more] |
1967
| Alexander Dumas' brilliant follow-up to The Three Musketeers, brought to vivid life as only Roy Thomas and Hugo Petrus can! Deep inside the French prison known as the Bastille resides prisoner number 12, Philippe... who is none other than the twin brother of King Louis XIV. He was incarcerated to prevent him from setting off a civil war in his quest for the kingship itself. But there are forces who will work tirelessly to free this man in the iron mask - and put Philippe on the throne! Collects ....[more] |
2003
| 1895. Illustrated by Jacques Wagrez of Paris. Volume III. Massacres of the South 1551-1815. Dumas, French novelist and playwright, is now primarily recognized for his historical novels, which include the ever popular Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo. Celebrated Crimes is a series of stories based upon historical records, from the pen of Dumas when he was a rising young dramatist and a lion in the literary set and world of fashion. In this volume Dumas writes about how the death of ....[more] |
1917
| A deceptively simple story and the shortest of Dumas's most famous novels, The Black Tulip (1850) weaves historical events surrounding a brutal murder into a tale of romantic love. Set in Holland in 1672, this timeless political allegory draws on the violence and crimes of history, making a case against tyranny and creating a symbol of justice and tolerance: the fateful tulipa negra. |
2007
| The original stories behind everyone’s favorite Christmas ballet It wasn’t until the 1950s that seeing The Nutcrackerat Christmastime became an American tradition. But the story itself is much older and its original intent more complex. This eye-opening new volume presents two of the tale’s earliest versions, both in new translations: E.T.A. Hoffmann’s Nutcracker and Mouse King(1816), in which a young girl is whisked away to the Land of Toys to help her animated nutcracker defeat the Mouse King,....[more] |
1954
| Two decades have passed since the famous swordsmen triumphed over Cardinal Richelieu and Milady in The Three Musketeers. Time has weakened their resolve, and dispersed their loyalties. But treasons and strategems still cry out for justice: civil war endangers the throne of France, while in England, Cromwell threatens to send Charles I to the scaffold. Dumas brings his immortal quartet out of retirement to cross swords with time, the malevolence of men, and the forces of history. But their greate....[more] |
| The thrilling story of Edmond Danteacute;s remains as fascinating to today's students as it was to 19th-century French readers. 144 pages |
1969
| THIS IS A DOWNLOADABLE E-BOOK. Then St. Luc kissed his wife's hand, and went to the king, who was already growing impatient. Jeanne, alone and trembling, hid behind the curtains of the bed. When St. Luc entered he found the king amidst a perfect carpet of flowers, of which the stalks had been cut off-roses, jasmine, violets, and wall-flowers, in spite of the severe weather, formed an odorous carpet for Henry III. The chamber, of which the roof was painted, had in it two beds, one of which was so....[more] |
1995
| The Vicomte de Bragelonne opens an epic adventure which continues with Louise de La Valliere and reaches its climax in The Man in the Iron Mask. This new edition of the classic translation presents a key episode in the Musketeers saga, fully annotated and with an introduction by a leadingDumas scholar. |
1992
| Louise de la Balliere is the middle section of The Vicomte de Bragelonne or, Ten Years After. Against a tender love story, Dumas continues the suspense which began with The Vicomte de Bragelonne and will end with The Man in the Iron Mask. It is early summer, 1661, and the royal court of France is in turmoil. Can it be true that the King is in love with the Duchess d'Orleans? Or has his eye been caught by the sweet and gentle Louise de la Valliere? No one is more anxious to know the answer than R....[more] |
| A French reader for intermediate through advanced students Les Trois Mousquetaires-Alexander Dumas' colorful tales of D'Artagan and his companions-has been adapted for intermediate students. This reader is softcover, 6" times; 9", and 168 pages in length. |
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