The Memoirs of Alexandre Dumas (phre)
Author: Alexandre Dumas
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Published: 1891
Total Pages: 328
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The Memoirs of Alexandre Dumas (Père)
Author: Alexandre Dumas
Publisher:
Published: 1891
Total Pages: 346
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Black Count
Author: Tom Reiss
Publisher: Crown
Published: 2012-09-18
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13: 0307952959
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY • ONE OF ESQUIRE’S BEST BIOGRAPHIES OF ALL TIME General Alex Dumas is a man almost unknown today, yet his story is strikingly familiar—because his son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, used his larger-than-life feats as inspiration for such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. But, hidden behind General Dumas's swashbuckling adventures was an even more incredible secret: he was the son of a black slave—who rose higher in the white world than any man of his race would before our own time. Born in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), Alex Dumas made his way to Paris, where he rose to command armies at the height of the Revolution—until he met an implacable enemy he could not defeat. The Black Count is simultaneously a riveting adventure story, a lushly textured evocation of 18th-century France, and a window into the modern world’s first multi-racial society. TIME magazine called The Black Count "one of those quintessentially human stories of strength and courage that sheds light on the historical moment that made it possible." But it is also a heartbreaking story of the enduring bonds of love between a father and son.
The Three Musketeers
Author: Alexandre Dumas
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2006-08-03
Total Pages: 899
ISBN-13: 1101201525
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"We read The Three Musketeers to experience a sense of romance and for the sheer excitement of the story," reflected Clifton Fadiman. "In these violent pages all is action, intrigue, suspense, surprise--an almost endless chain of duels, murders, love affairs, unmaskings, ambushes, hairbreadth escapes, wild rides. It is all impossible and it is all magnificent." First published in 1844, Alexandre Dumas's swashbuckling epic chronicles the adventures of D'Artagnan, a gallant young nobleman who journeys to Paris in 1625 hoping to join the ranks of musketeers guarding Louis XIII. He soon finds himself fighting alongside three heroic comrades--Athos, Porthos, and Aramis--who seek to uphold the honor of the king by foiling the wicked plots of Cardinal Richelieu and the beautiful spy "Milady." "Dumas will be read a hundred, nay, three hundred years on," wrote John Galsworthy. "His greatest creation is undoubtedly D'Artagnan, type at once of the fighting adventurer and of the trusty servant, whose wily blade is ever at the back of those whose hearts have neither his magnanimity nor his courage. Few, if any, characters in fiction inspire one with such belief in their individual existences. . . . To one who made D'Artagnan all shall be forgiven." Clifton Fadiman agreed: "Dumas enjoyed writing his stories. . . . The pleasure he must have felt in creating D'Artagnan's troubles and triumphs flashes out of these pages. . . . Dumas rampaged through the history of France, inventing, changing, distorting--doing whatever was needed to produce a tale to hold the reader breathless."
My Memoirs
Author: Andrew Lang
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2023-07-18
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781019849989
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis charming memoir chronicles the life of Andrew Lang, a renowned Scottish author and literary critic, and his wife Emily. With wit and warmth, Lang recounts his early years in Selkirk, his time at Oxford University, and his literary career. He also shares stories of his travels, his friendships with other writers, and his family life. This book is an engaging and delightful memoir that will appeal to anyone interested in Scottish literature and culture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Memoirs of Alexandre Dumas [Christmas Summary Classics]
Author: Alexandre Dumas
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2013-12
Total Pages: 26
ISBN-13: 9781494701925
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChristmas Summary Classics This series contains summary of Classic books such as Emma, Arne, Arabian Nights, Pride and prejudice, Tower of London, Wealth of Nations etc. Each book is specially crafted after reading complete book in less than 30 pages. One who wants to get joy of book reading especially in very less time can go for it. About The Book Alexandre Dumas pere, the great French novelist and dramatist, who here tells the story of his youth, was born on July 24, 1802, and died on December 5, 1870. He was a man of prodigious vitality, virility, and invention; abounding in enjoyment, gaiety, vanity, and kindness; the richness, force, and celerity of his nature was amazing. In regard to this peculiar vivacity of his, it is interesting to remember that one of his grandparents was a full-blooded negress. Dumas' literary work is essentially romantic; his themes are courage, loyalty, honour, love, pageantry, and adventure; he belongs to the tradition of Scott and Schiller, but as a story-teller excels every other. His plays and novels are both very numerous; the "OEuvres Completes," published between 1860 and 1884, fill 277 volumes. Probably "Monte Cristo" and "The Three Musketeers" are the most famous of his stories. He was an untiring and exceedingly rapid worker, a great collaborator employing many assistants, and was also a shameless plagiarist; but he succeeded in impressing his own quality on all that he published. Besides plays and novels there are several books of travel. His son, Alexandre, was born in 1824. The "Memoirs," published in 1852, which are here followed through their author's struggles to his triumph, may be the work of the novelist as well as of the chronicler, but they give a most convincing impression of his courageous and brilliant youth, fired equally by art and by ambition. For more eBooks visit www.kartindo.com
The Memoirs of Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2023-07-18
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781022863002
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese memoirs provide an intimate look into the life of one of the most celebrated writers of the 19th century, Alexandre Dumas père. They cover his childhood, his early career as a playwright, his travels, his love affairs, and his literary triumphs. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Memoirs of Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
Author: A. F. Davidson
Publisher: Fredonia Books
Published: 2002-11-01
Total Pages: 652
ISBN-13: 9781410202550
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMes Memoires are written characteristically de omnibus rebus et quibusdam aliis. They are, however, primarily a biography of Dumas himself, and of himself especially as a man of letters: they are also a record of the literary life of the time ; and they are, finally, a gallery of portraits sketched, a storehouse of anecdotes related, with that inimitable skill and humour which makes Dumas the prince of all raconteurs----" the best possible story-teller in print." One or other of these considerations will explain most of the selections here given. At the same time, it would be impossible to apply the principle rigorously in every case. Thus, though there is no reason in the nature of things for the insertion of so much of Dumas' account of his father as is included in these pages, it would be quite unpardonable to omit altogether as graphic and thrilling a story as can be found anywhere in the range of the author's writings.
The Fencing Master
Author: Alexandre Dumas
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2022-10-26
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781015551572
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Alexander Dumas Dictionary Of Cuisine
Author: Dumas
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-01-21
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1317847164
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 2005. A cookery book by the author of The Three Muskateers and The Count of Monte Cristo may seen an improbability. Yet Alexandre Dumas was an expert cook- his love of food was said to be equalled only by his love of women - and his Great Dictionary of Cuisine, written to be read by worldly people and used by professionals and published posthumously in 1873, it is a masterpiece in its own right. This abridged version of the Dictionary is designed to be both useful and entertaining. A glance at the Index will show that there are hundreds of recipes - for sauces, soups, meat, fish, eggs, poultry and game - not all kitchen-tested with modern ingredients, but well within the scope of an experienced and imaginative cook.
