Alexandre Dumas
French writer Alexandre Dumas (pere) had a special talent for historical fiction that combines an overarching view of world events with their impacts at the level of the individual. In this true-crime account of German murderer and nationalist martyr Karl-Ludwig Sand, Dumas ratchets up the suspense and connects the dots between one student's descent into political extremism and the criminal act that garnered heated responses from an entire nation.
...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.
Delve into the annals of criminal history with this spine-chilling volume from famed historical fiction writer Alexandre Dumas (pere). Antoine-Francois Desrues was an eighteenth-century French merchant who turned to poison as his weapon of choice when his financial prospects began to dim.
Alexandre Dumas (pere) is regarded as one of the masters of historical fiction, as evidenced by the abiding popularity of works like The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. The novel The Corsican Brothers packs plenty of action and adventure into an unusual tale about a pair of brothers who, conjoined at birth and separated soon afterwards, are able to perceive each other's physical pain.
Set in Paris during the French Revolution, The Mesmerist's Victim tells a tale of star-crossed lovers whose romance blooms at an extremely inopportune moment in history. Will they be able to find happiness together, or will they be swallowed up in the tumult of radical political and social change?
Fans of classic historical fiction will delight in this gem from Alexandre Dumas, author of such masterpieces as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. Bringing together fast-paced action and a richly detailed look at life in a bygone era, The Royal Life Guard merits a place on your must-read list.
Le 24 février 1815, la vigie de Notre-Dame de la Garde signala le trois-mâts le Pharaon, venant de Smyrne, Trieste et Naples. Comme d'habitude, un pilote côtier partit aussitôt du port, rasa le château d'If, et alla aborder le navire entre le cap de Morgion et l 'île de Rion.