Alexandre: 2468 books

"We read The Three Musketeers to experience a sense of romance and for the sheer excitement of the story," reflected Clifton Fadiman. "In these violent pages all is action, intrigue, suspense, surprise--an almost endless chain of duels, murders, love affairs, unmaskings, ambushes, hairbreadth...

Welcome back to Sherwood Forest... The delights of Dumas’ novels are well known. Less known today are his tales of Robin Hood. With great pleasure, we present these two old works to a new reading public: electronic book readers. Prince of Thieves and Robin Hood the Outlaw have virtually...

La tulipe noire by Alexandre Dumas.

Alexandre Dumas ( born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870) 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 the world. Many of his novels,...

« Je crois au matin. »   Charles Palant   Qu’en est-il de l’enfance, de la transmission, de la  parole, de l’espoir, de l’humanité, soixante-dix ans  après Auschwitz ? Lorsque l’analyse historique  et la politique ont échoué à faire barrage à la barbarie, à ...

The dignity of Marshal of France was to be the apogee of success for any general in Napoleonic France, since the Emperor only created 26 during his years on the throne. Fame, riches and high station in the Imperial Court were the bountiful reward for hard service on the battlefield. Napoleon handed...

The dignity of Marshal of France was to be the apogee of success for any general in Napoleonic France, since the Emperor only created 26 during his years on the throne. Fame, riches and high station in the Imperial Court were the bountiful reward for hard service on the battlefield. Napoleon handed...

La vie de la figure majeure de l’underground new-yorkaisFigure majeure et fascinante de l'underground new-yorkais, Alan Vega a marqué profondément l'histoire du rock'n'roll, avec son groupe Suicide ou en solo, autant que le champ des arts plastiques, par ses installations lumineuses. De la sculpture...

Alexandre Dumas padre pubblicò nel 1839 una raccolta intitolata Les Crimes célèbres. In questo volume Dumas raccoglie dei romanzi brevi concepiti pensando a figure molto discusse della Storia come Lucrezia Borgia o il despota turco Ali Pacha, o per l’appunto Marie-Madeleine d'Aubray, marchesa...

Celebrated as one of the masters of historical fiction, Alexandre Dumas, pere wrote such masterworks as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. His series Celebrated Crimes delved into eight historical capers, transgressions, and scandals. This life of Joan of Naples, the 14th century European...

The Temples of Kyoto takes you on a journey through these environs and presents twenty-one of these marvelous structures that are unique creations which, while quintessentially Japanese, somehow speak a universal language readily appreciated by people the world over. Donald Richie, called by...

First English translation of the book that introduced the realm of Hollow Earth • Explores the underground world of Agarttha, sometimes known as Shambhala, a realm that is spiritually and technologically advanced beyond our modern culture • One of the most influential works of 19th-century...

The Valois Trilogy covers the historical context of French Wars of Religion, during the Valois dynasty. The trilogy contains novels Marguerite de Valois (The Reine Margot), Chicot de Jester (La Dame de Monsoreau) and The Forty-Five Guardsmen. Marguerite de Valois or La Reine Margot is a historical...

Three writings taken from 'Celebrated Crimes', a series of essays on famous criminals and crimes by the author of 'The Count of Monte Cristo' and 'The Three Musketeers', Alexandre Dumas.