Louise de la Valliere (Gift Classics) - Hardcover

Dumas, Alexandre

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0004247280 ISBN 13: 9780004247281

Publisher: Collins, 1986

Synopsis

Alexandre Dumas born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie ; 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas, père, was a French writer. His works have been translated into nearly 100 languages, and he is one of the most widely read French authors. Many of his historical novels of high adventure were originally published as serials, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later. His novels have been adapted since the early twentieth century for nearly 200 films. Dumas' last novel, The Knight of Sainte-Hermine, unfinished at his death, was completed by a scholar and published in 2005, becoming a bestseller. It was published in English in 2008 as The Last Cavalier.

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Review

one of the very best of the series, mixing amorous and political intrigue with an élan peculiar to Dumas ... this quasi-historical series remains remarkably readable (The Irish Times (Dublin))

About the Author

One of the most famous French writers of the nineteenth century, Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) first achieved success in the literary world a playwright, before turning his hand to writing novels. In two years from 1844 to 1855, he published two enormous books, The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. Both novels have sold millions of copies worldwide.

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0004247280
• ISBN 13: 9780004247281
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 608