Alexandre Dumas
82) Urbain Grandier
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On Sunday, the 26th of November, 1631, there was great excitement in the little town of Loudun, especially in the narrow streets which led to the church of Saint-Pierre in the marketplace, from the gate of which the town was entered by anyone coming from the direction of the abbey of Saint-Jouin-les-Marmes. This excitement was caused by the expected arrival of a personage who had been much in people's mouths latterly in Loudun, and about whom there...
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Adapted by Alexandre Dumas from a script by Auguste Maquet, BATHILDA tells the story of a woman who's raped by Marcel, and becomes his lover for a time. After she leaves him and moves to Paris, she meets Deworde, her deceased spouse's nephew, and plans to marry him. But Marcel pursues her, determined that if he can't have her, no one else will either. He plays a cat-and-mouse game with Bathilda, Deworde, and his friend Guilaumin, until their final...
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A true sequel to "La Dame de Monsoreau", English "Chicot the Jester". It concerns the revenge of Diane de Méridor upon the Duc d'Anjou for his base betrayal of Bussy d'Amboise. Historically it commences with the execution of Salcède and the arrival of the Forty-Five at Paris, and deals with the Guise intrigues, the campaign of Anjou in Flanders and his death. Period 1584-85. Maquet was again the collaborator. During the fête held at Villers-Cotterets...
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CONTENTS:
The d'Artagnan Romances
- The Three Musketeers
- Twenty Years After
- The Vicomte of Bragelonne
Cycle des Valois
- Marguerite de Valois
- Chicot the Jester
- The Forty-Five Guardsmen
Cycle Memoires d'un Medecin
- Joseph Balsamo
- The Queen's Necklace
- Ange Pitou
- The Countess de Charny
The Novels
THE FENCING MASTER
THE CONSPIRATORS
GEORGES
AMAURY
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
THE REGENT'S DAUGHTER
THE CORSICAN BROTHERS
THE CHEVALIER...
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"Os Três Mosqueteiros" conta as aventuras de um jovem de dezoito anos chamado D'Artagnan. Esse jovem de sangue quente deixa a terra natal para se apresentar em Paris com a recomendação do pai ao fidalgo de Tréville, capitão da Companhia dos Mosqueteiros. Segue-se uma série de acontecimentos que fazem com que D'Artagnan tenha de duelar com os três mosqueteiros - Athos, Portos e Aramis - e os guardas do cardeal Richelieu...
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About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris. The country folk assembled at the noise, and found it to proceed from the provost of the mounted police and his men. The heat was excessive, the horses were bathed in sweat, the horsemen covered with dust, and the party seemed on its return from an important expedition....
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Excerpt: "If you ever chanced, dear reader, to go from Nantes to Bourgneuf you must, before reaching Saint-Philbert, have skirted the southern corner of the lake of Grand-Lieu, and then, continuing your way, you arrived, at the end of one hour or two hours, according to whether you were on foot or in a carriage, at the first trees of the forest of Machecoul."
89) Ascanio
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Telling the story of famous 16th-century Italian sculptor Benvenuto Cellini, Dumas' historical novel Ascanio was adapted into an opera of the same name by famous composer Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns.
90) A Tulipa Negra
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Em 1672, Guilherme de Orange toma o poder na Holanda. Cornélio Van Baerle, um promissor botânico cujo único desejo é criar uma tulipa negra perfeita, irá envolver-se inadvertidamente nas intrigas políticas da época. Depois do assassínio do seu padrinho, é acusado de traição e condenado à morte. Todas as suas esperanças repousam em Rosa, a bela filha do carcereiro. Os dois jovens verão o seu amor desenvolver-se ao ritmo do crescimento...
91) Die Medici
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Die Familie der Medici aus Florenz bildete vom 13. bis 18. Jahrhundert eine einflussreiche italienische Dynastie, aus der Großherzöge der Toskana, drei Päpste und zwei Königinnen von Frankreich hervorgingen. Sie erwarben ihren Reichtum im Textilhandel, der von der Gilde Arte della Lana betrieben wurde. Auf dieser Basis begründeten sie ein modernes Bankwesen und dominierten – auch durch ihre Beziehungen zum Papsttum – die europäische Finanzwelt...
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Towards the end of the year 1665, on a fine autumn evening, there was a considerable crowd assembled on the Pont-Neuf where it makes a turn down to the rue Dauphine. The object of this crowd and the centre of attraction was a closely shut, carriage. A police official was trying to force open the door, and two out of the four sergeants who were with him were holding the horses back and the other two stopping the driver, who paid no attention to their...
94) Othon l'archer
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Extrait: "Vers la fin de l'année 1340, par une nuit froide, mais encore belle de l'automne, un cavalier suivait le chemin étroit qui ctoie la rive gauche du Rhin. On aurait pu croire, attendu l'heure avancée et le pas rapide qu'il avait fait prendre à son cheval, si fatigué qu'il fût de la longue journée déjà qu'il fallait s'arrêter au moins pendant quelques heures dans la petite ville d'Oberwinter, dans laquelle il venait d'entrer..."
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Extrait : "RICHARD, se levant : Ohé ! maître Orsini, notre hte, tavernier du diable, double empoisonneur ! il paraît qu'il faut te donner tous tes noms avant que tu répondes. ORSINI : Que voulez-vous ? du vin ? SIMON, se levant : Merci, nous en avons encore ; c'est Richard le savetier qui veut savoir combien ton patron Satan a reçu d'âmes ce matin."
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Extrait: "L'INTENDANT, donnant des ordres: A-t-on dressé les tables de jeu? LE DOMESTIQUE: Deux de whist, une de boston. L'INTENDANT: Vous avez prévenu les musiciens? LE DOMESTIQUE: Ils seront au grand salon à neuf heures et demie. L'INTENDANT: C'est bien... Alors le punch et le thé au boudoir."
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Extrait : "Un carrefour de Paris. À droite, l'htellerie de La Hurière, avec chambres praticables au rez-de-chaussée et au premier étage. À gauche, l'htel de l'amiral Coligny, avec un balcon praticable. Au fond, la demeure de de Mouy; de chaque cté de cette habitation, une rue faisant face au public et se perdant au lointain."
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Extrait: "LE CHŒUR: À table, à table, amis! le temps est précieux ; Au rendez-vous nos beautés sont fidèles ; Elles sont belles, Point cruelles ; Les vins sont vieux, Les mets délicieux, En vain Dans le lointain Le cor résonne, Nous n'attendons personne : Malheur aux amants, aux buveurs attardés ! Pour eux les cœurs sont pris, et les flacons vidés."
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Experience the ultimate tale of betrayal, love, and revenge, masterfully penned by Alexandre Dumas. A saga so thrilling, it has held readers captive across generations.
"A heart can be broken, but the spirit of revenge never dims." Journey with Edmond Dantès as he unravels secrets, confronts adversaries, and plots a revenge so meticulous, it's legendary.
️ Unlock the mysteries of treasure-filled caverns, intricate conspiracies, and profound...