Alexandre Dumas
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The novel's fast-moving story is set in the royal court of Louis XIII, where the swaggering King's musketeers square off against their rivals: the crimson-clad guards of the dreaded Cardinal Richelieu. The Red Duke rules France with an iron hand in the name of King Louis—and of Queen Anne, who dares a secret love affair with France's enemy, England's Duke of Buckingham. Into this royal intrigue leaps the brash d'Artagnan, a young swordsman from...
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The Man in the Iron Mask, by Alexander Dumas, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
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Margaret of Valois (French: Marguerite, 14 May 1553 – 27 March 1615) was a French princess of the Valois dynasty who became queen consort of Navarre and later also of France. By her marriage to Henry III of Navarre (later Henry IV of France), she was queen of Navarre and then France at her husband's 1589 accession to the latter throne. Their marriage was annulled in 1599 by decision of the Pope. She was the daughter of King Henry II of France and...
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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All For One, One For All!
When daring young swordsman d'Artagnan travels to Paris seeking honor and fortune in the king's Guard, he quickly befriends the famed three Musketeers—Athos, Porthos, and Aramis.
Loyal servants to the crown, the four friends cross swords with street criminals, face the cardinal's Guards—who seek to destroy them—in duels to the death, and save the honor of the queen by unraveling treasonous
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Extrait: "Il y avait un jour un vaillant chevalier nommé Osmond de Rosemberg, lequel choisit pour femme une belle jeune fille nommée Berthe. Berthe n'aurait pas pu se mesurer, je le sais bien, avec les grandes dames de nos jours, quoiqu'elle fût certainement aussi noble que la plus noble;"
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Based on the classic Christmas story by E. T. A. Hoffmann, The Nutcracker of Nuremberg is the magical adventure of Marie Stahlbaum's favourite toy, the Nutcracker, who battles the nefarious Mouse King in battle and takes the reader on a wonderful adventure, into a magical land of dolls. Dumas's version was adapted by the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky into the famous ballet The Nutcracker. Contents include: Part I: The Story of the Nutcracker...
8) Pierrot
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"Pierrot" is one of Alexandre Dumas' stranger tales, a delightful mishmash of humor, adventure, satire, and poignancy. While presented as a children's tale, it has plenty of layers making it a satisfying read for grownups as well.
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Two classic tales of high adventure, abridged, adapted, and thrillingly narrated by Jim Weiss! Travel to long-ago times of heroism and adventure in France and England, in these two classic stories that the whole family will enjoy. Violence is downplayed and the characters in the two swashbuckling stories are portrayed as humans with thoughts and feelings. Adapted and performed by master storyteller Jim Weiss.
10) Fairy Tales
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It wasn't all musketeers, mysterious ladies, poisoned gloves, and palace intrigue... Sometimes, Alexandre Dumas stepped back from historic misadventures and wrote fairy tales - and a very good job he did of it too.
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Sterling Pub
Pub. Date
c2008
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IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 3
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151 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
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An abridged version of the tale of the four Musketeers' final adventure during which they plot to replace King Louis XIV of France with the mysterious, masked prisoner in the Bastille believed to be Louis' falsely imprisoned twin brother and the true king.
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Extrait : "Il y avait une fois dans la ville de Nuremberg un président fort considéré qu'on appelait M. le président Silberhaus, ce qui veut dire maison d'argent. Ce président avait un fils et une fille. Le fils, âgé de neuf ans, s'appelait Fritz. La fille, âgée de sept ans et demi, s'appelait Marie. C'étaient deux jolis enfants ; mais si différents de caractère et de visage, qu'on n'aurait jamais cru que c'était le frère et la sœur."
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