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Twenty years later, time has weakened the resolve of the Musketeers and dispersed their loyalties. But treasons and stratagems still cry out for justice: civil war endangers the throne of France, while in England, Cromwell threatens to send Charles I to the scaffold. Dumas brings his immortal quartet out of retirement to cross swords with time, the malevolence of men, and the forces of history. But their greatest test is a titanic struggle with the son of Milady, who wears the face of Evil.

In 1844, Alexandre Dumas published The Three Musketeers, a novel so famous and still so popular today that it scarcely needs introduction. Shortly thereafter he wrote a sequel, Twenty Years After, that resumed the adventures of his swashbuckling heroes. Later, toward the end of his career, Dumas wrote The Red Sphinx, another direct sequel to The Three Musketeers that begins not 20 years later but a mere 20 days afterward. The Red Sphinx picks up right where the The Three Musketeers left off.

अलेक्ज़ेंडर ड्यूमा के प्रसिद्ध उपन्यास 'थ्री मस्केटियर्स' का सरल हिंदी रूपांतरण हम पढ़ सकते हैं। 

In his rousing adventure story, Alexandre Dumas employs all the elements of compelling drama—suspense, intrigue, love, vengeance, and the triumph of good over evil—that contribute to this classic novel’s irresistible and timeless appeal.In the post-Napoleonic era, a young sailor from Marseilles is poised to become captain of his own ship and marry his beloved. But jealous enemies provoke his arrest, condemning Edmond Dantès to lifelong imprisonment in the infamous Château d’If. There, his sole companion reveals his secret plan to escape, as well as the location of a trove of riches ...

La saga des Médicis, sous la plume du grand Dumas. Les Médicis sont une des familles les plus riches et les plus influentes de Florence. Des ressources financières considérables leur permirent d'investir dans l'architecture, la sculpture, la peinture mais aussi dans la collection de pierres précieuses et d'objets d'orfèvrerie. La maison de Médicis est apparue, au XIIe siècle, au sein de la République de Florence, et devient, au XVIe siècle, la famille régnant sur le grand-duché de Toscane.

UN RÉCIT FANTASTIQUE, ENTRE HALLUCINATIONS ET RÉALITÉ. Le jeune Hoffmann, violoniste talentueux, quitte sa fiancée Antonia pour gagner Paris et y conquérir le succès. Avant son départ, il jure d'être fidèle et de ne pas s'adonner au jeu. Las ! Hoffman arrive à Paris en pleine terreur révolutionnaire, alors que la ville est en proie à des dérèglements exacerbés par l'omniprésence de la mort. Pris dans un tourbillon d'amours vénales, de tables de jeu débridées et de rencontres magiques, Hoffmann oublie vite son serment.

The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas.

Published in 1844, it is often considered one of the great thrillers of all time and, along with The Three Musketeers, Dumas' most popular work.

Falsely accused of treason, the young sailor Edmund Dantes is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned in the island fortress of the Chateau d'If. After staging a dramatic escape, he sets out to discover the treasure of Monte Cristo and catch up with his enemies.

Kun nuori ja seikkailunhaluinen d‘Artagnan tapaa Ranskan kuninkaan eliittijoukot, muskettisoturit ja ystävykset Athoksen, Portoksen ja Aramiksen, alkaa kiivas kertomus täynnä draamaa, huumoria, rakkautta sekä Ranskan hovin kohtalokasta valtapeliä. Tämä suuri, historiallinen romaani on intohimoinen ja säihkyvä osa 1800-luvun menestyksekästä romaaniperinnettä. Kolme muskettisoturia on ranskalaisen kirjailijasuuruuden Alexandre Dumas‘n tunnetuin ja suosituin romaani - seuraajanaan synkempisävyinen Monte-Criston kreivi.

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17th Century France. Dashing young swordsman D’Artagnan heads for Paris, dreaming of serving the King as a member of his elite guard. On arrival, he meets the three musketeers - Athos, Porthos and Aramis - and the four men soon become fast friends. Together, they strive to outwit the murderous schemes of power-hungry Cardinal Richelieu, and save the Queen from a plot to dishonour her. Their adventures take them on a perilous journey through the French countryside and across the Channel to England....

Ranskalainen kirjailijasuuruus Alexandre Dumas julkaisi Monte-Criston kreivin ensimmäisen kerran jatkosarjana sanomalehdessä vuosina 1844-1846. Tapahtumat sijoittuvat Ranskan vallankumouksen ja Napoleonin keisarikunnan jälkeiseen aikaan, vuosiin 1814-1838. Edmond Dantès, nuori mies vaatimattomista oloista, joutuu kateuden seurauksena juonittelun ja väärien syytösten uhriksi, minkä seurauksena hänet tuomitaan määräämättömäksi ajaksi vankilaan Ifin saarelle. Neljätoistavuotisen vankeutensa jälkeen hän onnistuu kuitenkin karkaamaan.

Ranskalainen kirjailijasuuruus Alexandre Dumas julkaisi Monte-Criston kreivin ensimmäisen kerran jatkosarjana sanomalehdessä vuosina 1844-1846. Tapahtumat sijoittuvat Ranskan vallankumouksen ja Napoleonin keisarikunnan jälkeiseen aikaan, vuosiin 1814-1838. Edmond Dantès, nuori mies vaatimattomista oloista, joutuu kateuden seurauksena juonittelun ja väärien syytösten uhriksi, minkä seurauksena hänet tuomitaan määräämättömäksi ajaksi vankilaan Ifin saarelle. Neljätoistavuotisen vankeutensa jälkeen hän onnistuu kuitenkin karkaamaan.

Now, for the first time in audio, Blackstone presents seven great plays in one volume: Euripides' Medea, Shakespeare's The Tempest, Moliere's The Imaginary Invalid, Dumas' Camille, Ibsen's An Enemy of the People, Shaw's Arms and the Man, and Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. These productions illustrate the development of European drama from ancient times to the threshold of the modern theater.

A tale of mystery, adventure, and political intrigue, this conclusion to Dumas’ swashbuckling musketeer saga is based on the true story of a masked prisoner who dwelled in the Bastille during the Louis XIV’s reign and whose identity remains in question to this day.

In this Holllywood Stage presentation we find Dantes still loyal to Napoleon in exile on Elba, he carries a message from him but is intercepted and imprisoned without trial. Whilst in prison his fiancé is told he has died and is forced to marry his arch enemy, Count Mondego. Dantes rots in prison for many years but is then helped by Abbe Faria, who leaves him the treasure of Monte Cristo and assists him in escaping prison.

The story of "The Three Musketeers" continues in "The Man in the Iron Mask" but the plot is even more intricate. D’Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis return to the scene but this time each of them is fighting for completely different things. D’Artagnan remains in the service of the corrupt King Louis XIV while his "brothers" try to remove him from the throne.

When tulip-grower Cornelius van Baerle is framed for treason and sentenced to death, he is powerless against the brutal factional politics that put him in prison. But Rosa, the jailer’s daughter, is beautiful and strong-willed, and when they fall in love she determines not only to save him but also to grow the near mythical flower: the black tulip.S et in the savage turmoil of Holland’s late 17th century, this intimate novel celebrates the power of integrity over obsession, and tolerance over violence; and it creates in the black tulip a symbol of humanity’s potential.

The Count of Monte Cristo is a tale of revenge and retribution. Edmond Dantes, a young, energetic sailor, is falsely accused of treason on his wedding day and incarcerated in the forbidding Chateau d'If prison. His escape and ultimate revenge on those who wronged him makes this one of the most thrilling stories in French literature, as compelling now as when it was first published in 1846.

This 1896 edition of the famous historical romance, full of narrow escapes and harrowing exploits, tells the story of D'Artagnan and the three valiant musketeers, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, as well as the evil machinations of a certain milady.