Böcker av Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) wrote these autobiographical works about his life in the French theater, A Life's Ambition, under the guise of being the memoirs of the fictional M. Gustave, and My Odyssey as himself.

Alexandre Dumas, père, (1802-1870) was a French writer best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. Many of his novels, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne were originally serialized. He also wrote plays and magazine articles and was a prolific correspondent. This volume is part 2 of 5.

The Memoirs of a Physician is the first novel in Alexandre Dumas' historical fiction series, "The Marie Antoinette Romances." Set against the backdrop of 18th-century France, the novel intertwines fact and fiction as it follows the infamous Dr. Joseph Balsamo, a mystical figure who manipulates both the aristocracy and commoners. Through political intrigue, secret societies, and the looming French Revolution, Dumas crafts a tale of power, deception, and the downfall of the French monarchy.Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) began the Marie Antoinette romances with The Memoirs of a Physician.

This dramatization of the classic novel is the first of four parts. In 1815 Napoleon has fled to Elba, and the Bourbons have been restored to the French throne. Young Edmond Dantes is First Mate and Acting Capt. of the merchant ship Pharoah. Everything seems bright for his future, until he's arrested for delivering a letter to Elba--a dying request of his former captain. Then three men conspire to send the innocent youth to the notorious island prison, the Chateau d'If. There Dantes meets the Abbe Faria, who gives him an education, and tells him of a fabulous treasure he's discovered. But Faria suddenly dies, and Edmond must take advantage of the sudden opportunity, or risk being imprisoned for life. He sews himself into the Abbe's burial shroud. Can he survive the plunge into the sea? An absolutely riveting drama.

Based on the riveting novel by Alexandre Dumas, Ten Years After, this is the bestselling author's final account of The Three Musketeers and their young recruit, D'Artagnan. In 1661 young Louis XIV is King of France. The Musketeers find themselves divided: Aramis (now secret head of the Jesuit Order) wants to replace Louis with his hidden twin brother, The Man in the Iron Mask. D'Artagnan, however, is the King's man and Captain of the Musketeers, and pledged to oppose any act against the throne. In the end, only one of the Musketeers can prevail. An exciting, action-filled drama of cutthroat politics!

When young d'Artagnan travels to Paris to join the ranks of the Musketeers, he soon finds himself challenged to three duals with Athos, Porthos and Aramis. However, the foursome is abruptly attacked by the evil Cardinal Richelieu's guards, and d'Artagnan fights alongside them, proving his skills with a sword and his honour. The three Musketeers enfold d'Artagnan into their ranks, and what follows is a swashbuckling tale full of intrigue, friendship and revenge.Alexandre Dumas got the idea for The Three Musketeers from Courtilz de Sandras' 1700 novel Mémoires de Monsieur d'Artagnan, which was based on real events surrounding the lives of d'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis. Dumas made them human, gave them colour, and made them more real than even the truth itself. Since then the term 'Three Musketeers' has been used to describe a trio of individuals who support each other including Supreme Court Justices, engineers and Japanese wrestlers.

In 1570s France, young King Charles IX is dominated by his mother, Queen Catherine de Medici. Catherine engineers the massacre of the Huguenot (Protestant) leaders, and also seeks to kill King Henry of Navarre, the leader of that faction, and the third in line to the French throne. But Henry proves to be a man of resourcefulness, intelligence, political savvy--and just plain luck! First-rate action and intrigue fill this intense political drama.

Camille (The Lady of the Camellias) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils, originally published in 1848. It was later adapted for the stage and films in different European, North and South American countries. When Camille premiered at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris, France, in 1852, it was a big success and Giuseppe Verdi immediately put the story to music. His work became the world-wide famous opera La Traviata.