Alexandre Dumas
«La Dama de las Camelias» es una de las obras más admiradas por la crítica y el público del francés Alejandro Dumas; fue tanta su popularidad que Giuseppe Verdi se inspiró en ella para componer La Traviata. Inspirada en la figura de Marie Dupleiss, se nos narra la historia de la cortesana Marguerite Gautier y su relación con el joven Armand Duval. Sin duda, una de las historias de amor más hermosa y trágica que jamás se hayan escrito,
...Can't get enough true crime? Love to hate history's miscreants? Dive into a juicy slice of early modern history with this gripping account of the life of Ali Pacha, a "remorseless tyrant" who ruled over part of the Ottoman Empire with an iron fist. This account of Pacha's many transgressions will enthrall and appall even longtime fans of the true crime genre.
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 monarch whose reign and romances were both famously tumultuous, was one of the most popular volumes of the series.
Many of Alexandre Dumas' most beloved works are swashbuckling tales of justice and honor, such as The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo. In the short novel The Sicilian Bandit, Dumas turns the tables and recounts the exploits of a brazen and brilliant crook, Pascal Bruno.
En estos turbulentos años, la guerra entre monárquicos y republicanos y bonapartistas se desata con fuerza y nadie duda en utilizar todos los métodos a su alcance para conseguir su objetivo. Mientras en París asistimos a las primeras manifestaciones populares, en Viena una conjura busca hacer fortuna con el heredero de Napoleón.
Pero la vida sigue y nuestros jóvenes idealistas persiguen el futuro con ahínco. Un futuro que despierta
Craving a top-notch true crime novel from the distant past? Curl up with this masterpiece from Alexandre Dumas, who is regarded as one of the critical favorites in the historical fiction genre. The Marquise de Brinvillier recounts the true tale of a French woman who used poison to kill several of her family members in order to inherit their riches.
La cabeza de Luis XVI ha sido cercenada por la siniestra guillotina, la profunda emoción que ese hecho ha causado no solo en Francia, sino también en el mundo entero, no ha servido para calmar a los exaltados de la revolución. El instinto popular desencadena ahora sus iras contra María Antonieta. El Caballero de Casa Roja, hace esfuerzos desesperados por salvar a la reina. Pero sus días están contados...
11) La dama negra
For the first time in English in over a century comes a new translation of the forgotten sequel to Dumas's The Three Musketeers, continuing the dramatic tale of Cardinal Richelieu and his implacable enemies.
In 1844, Alexandre Dumas published The Three Musketeers, a novel so famous and still so popular today that it scarcely needs introduction. Shortly thereafter he wrote a sequel, Twenty Years After, that resumed the
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