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Audio Source: Librivox, Public Domain The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre DUMAS (1802 - 1870) Le
Comte de Monte-Cristo is an adventure novel and one of the author's
most popular works. He completed the work in 1844. The story takes place
in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and in the Levant during
the historical events of 1815-1838 (from just before the Hundred Days
to the reign of Louis-Philippe of France). It deals with themes of hope,
justice, vengeance, mercy and forgiveness. The book is considered a
literary classic today. (Summary by David Clarke, ref. Wikipedia)
Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction
The Three Musketeers
Alexandre DUMAS (1802 - 1870), translated by William ROBSON (1785 - 1863)
The
Three Musketeers (Les Trois Mousquetaires) is a novel by Alexandre
Dumas, pere. It recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan
after he leaves home to become a musketeer. D'Artagnan is not one of the
musketeers of the title; those are his friends Athos, Porthos, and
Aramis -- inseparable friends who live by the motto, "One for all, and
all for one".
The Three Musketeers was first published in serial
form in the magazine Le Siecle between March and July 1844. Dumas
claimed it was based on manuscripts he had discovered in the
Bibliotheque Nationale. It was later proven that Dumas had based his
work on the book Memoires de Monsieur D'Artagnan, capitaine lieutenant
de la premiere compagnie des Mousquetaires du Roi (Memoirs of Mister
D'Artagnan, Lieutenant Captain of the first company of the King's
Musketeers) by Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras (Cologne, 1700).
Dumas'
version of the story covers the adventures of D'Artagnan and his
friends from 1625 to 1628, as they are involved in intrigues involving
the weak King Louis XIII of France, his powerful and cunning advisor
Cardinal Richelieu, the beautiful Queen Anne of Austria, her English
lover, George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, and the Siege of La
Rochelle. Adding to the intrigue are the mysterious Milady de Winter,
and Richelieu's right-hand man, the Comte de Rochefort. (summary from
wikipedia)
Twenty Years After
Alexandre DUMAS (1802 - 1870) Let's continue the D'Artagnan Romances that we've already started with The Three Musketeers.
Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction
Ten Years Later
Alexandre DUMAS (1802 - 1870) After The Three Muskateers and Twenty Years After the adventurous story of Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan continues!
The
Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (French: Le Vicomte de
Bragelonne ou Dix ans plus tard) is the last of the Musketeer novels. It
is usually divided into four volumes and this second volume contains
chapters 76-140. (Summary by Diana Majlinger)
Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction