Presented here are four of the greatest adventure novels ever created from the 19th century’s most celebrated and renowned French novelist, the legendary Alexandre Dumas.
In addition to all three books of the ‘d’Artagnan Romances’ series – which includes the epic novels ‘The Three Musketeers, ‘ ‘Twenty Years After.’ and ‘The Man in the Iron Mask, ‘ this volume also contains Dumas’ masterpiece ‘The Count of Monte Cristo, ‘ the ultimate tale of injustice and retribution.
All of Dumas’ most beloved characters are here: the Gascon d’Artagnan and his comrades Athos, Porthos and Aramis, the mysterious and murderous Milady and the scheming Cardinal Richelieu along with Edmund Dantes, the eponymous ‘Count of Monte Cristo’ who escapes from prison to exact a terrible revenge on those who wrongfully convicted him.
From the battlefields of France to the dank dungeons of the Chateau D’If to the palaces of England and the splendor of Versailles, these books have everything that fans of adventure fiction are looking for: Thrills, chills, romance, betrayal, revenge, intrigue, loss and triumph.
This Premium Collection from Alexandre Dumas – containing four of his finest novels – is presented here in its original and unabridged format.
关于作者
Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) was a prolific author and dramatist who became one of the most successful and widely-read writers of the Romantic period.The mixed-race son of an army general, young Dumas and his family fell on hard times after his father passed away. Dumas eventually moved to Paris to pursue a career in law but quickly fell into a life in the theatre, eventually writing a number of successful plays before turning to historical novels.In 1844, he produced what would become his best known work: Les Trois Mousquetaires (The Three Musketeers), a thrilling romance about four swashbuckling heroes in the age of Cardinal Richelieu. He quickly followed it up with Vingt ans après (Twenty Years After) in 1845 and – almost simultaneously – wrote his other smash hit Le Comte de Monte Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo), published that same year.As he became more successful, his spending increased to the point where he had to write furiously just to keep his creditors at bay, but his later books, including Dix ans plus tard ou le Vicomte de Bragelonne (Ten Years Later; or, The Vicomte de Bragelonne); and La Tulipe noire (The Black Tulip) were also highly successful.Dumas is often referred to as ‘Père’ to distinguish him from his son, Alexandre Dumas fils, also a prolific and successful writer. Dumas died in 1870 of natural causes and was buried at his birthplace in Villers-Cotterêts but, in 2002 – to celebrate the bicentenary of his birth – Dumas body was disinterred and moved to the Panthéon in Paris, where many of France’s greatest luminaries are buried.Dumas’ books have been adapted into numerous stage, screen and television productions and his books remain wildly successful to this day.来自同一作者的更多电子书 / 编辑
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