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ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATEDBY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIPAlexandre Dumas's thrilling adventure of one man's quest for freedom and vengeance on those who betrayed him. EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: - A concise introduction that gives readers important background information- A chronology of the author's life and work- A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context- An outline of key themes and plot points t...

The tulip craze of 17th century Holland has a dark side! Cornelius van Baerle, a wealthy but naAve tulip grower, finds himself entangled in the deadly politics of his time. Cornelius' one desire is to grow the perfect black tulip. But, after his godfather is murdered, he finds himself in prison, facing a death sentence. His jailer's lovely daughter holds the key to his survival, and his chance to produce the precious black blossom. Yet he has ...

The tulip craze of 17th century Holland has a dark side! Cornelius van Baerle, a wealthy but naAve tulip grower, finds himself entangled in the deadly politics of his time. Cornelius' one desire is to grow the perfect black tulip. But, after his godfather is murdered, he finds himself in prison, facing a death sentence. His jailer's lovely daughter holds the key to his survival, and his chance to produce the precious black blossom. Yet he has ...

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One of Alexandre Dumas's first successful historical plays (1831), Napoleon Bonaparte tells the story of the great Emperor's rise to power during the French Revolution--and his eventual fall and death--tying his story to the rise and fall of France during the same period. This is the first translation of this major historical work into English.

CONTENTSThe Princess is BornThe Royal BanquetEhu Dappleblock AppearsThe Fate of the PrincessConcerning the KrakatukEhu and the Astronomer Set OutEhu Discovers the NutNikky AppearsThe Krakatuk TournamentNikky Cracks the NutWhat Happened AfterwardsThe Princess Again in TroubleThe Disastrous BanquetEhu Tries AgainThe Search for the BangaluEhu ContrivesThe CombatPostscript

The three stories in this collection are all by the celebrated Russian poet and novelist A. S. Pushkin. Dumas, who admired them greatly, had them translated shortly after his arrival in Russia for the readers of his journal. As an introduction to these stories there is Dumas' account of their author.

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Mixing a bit of seventeenth-century French history with a great deal of invention, Alexandre Dumas tells the tale of young D'Artagnan and his musketeer comrades, Porthos, Athos and Aramis. Together they fight to foil the schemes of the brilliant, dangerous Cardinal Richelieu, who pretends to support the king while plotting to advance his own power. Bursting with swirling swordplay, swooning romance, and unforgettable figures such as the seduct...

Alexandre Dumas (24 July 1802 - 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (French for 'father'), was a French writer. His works have been translated into many languages, and he is one of the most widely read French authors. His novels have been adapted since the early twentieth century for nearly 200 films.

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In Monsieur de Chauvelin's Will we are introduced to several of the historical characters who play parts of some prominence in the first of the so-called Marie-Antoinette Romances, the Memoirs of a Physician, and to one - the Duc de Richelieu - who had been a leading figure at court and in society from the very beginning of the century, and whom the author has introduced, as a young man, in The Regent's Daughter, and, a few years later, in Oly...

The art movement called Impressionism was not always as popular as it is today. When it first emerged in France in the last decades of the 19th century, critics reacted harshly, and few paintings were acquired by museums. This book, which accompanies a traveling exhibition, presents a fascinating look at how Impressionist works made their way into European museums -- who collected them, when, and why -- and why not.Lavishly illustrated with an...

The action occurred between 1791 and 1793, and the first chapter opened at Varennes the evening of the king's arrest. Only, impatient as was the "Journal pour Tous, " I demanded a fortnight of Jules Simon before beginning my novel. I wished to go to Varennes, I was not acquainted with the locality, and I confess there is one thing I cannot do, I am unable to write a novel or a drama about localities with which I am not familiar. In order to wr...

On the evening of a Sunday, in the year 1578, a splendid fête was given in the magnificent hotel just built opposite the Louvre, on the other side of the water, by the family of Montmorency, who, allied to the royalty of France, held themselves equal to princes. This fête was to celebrate the wedding of François d'Epinay de St. Luc, a great friend and favorite of the king, Henri III., with Jeanne de Crossé-Brissac, daughter of the marshal of t...

The weird and fanciful episode of which Dumas has made Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann the hero is in Hoffmann's own peculiar vein, and might well have been a conceit of the gifted German himself, "who is chiefly celebrated, " says Dr. Hedge, "for his successful use of the magic and demoniac element in fiction." Alexandre Dumas (also known as Dumas phre) (1802-1870) was one of the most famous French writers of the 19th century. Dumas is best kn...