Alexander Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is one of the author's most popular works, along with The Three Musketeers. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. The story takes place in France, Italy and islands in the Mediterranean during the historical events of 1815–1838. It begins from just before the Hundred Days period (when Napoleon returned to power after his exile) and spans through to the reign of Louis-Philippe of France. The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book. An adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy and forgiveness, it focuses on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from jail, acquires a fortune and sets about getting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment. However, his plans have devastating consequences for the innocent as well as the guilty. In addition, it is a story that involves romance, loyalty, betrayal and selfishness, shown throughout the story as characters slowly reveal their true inner nature. The book is considered a literary classic today. According to Luc Sante, "The Count of Monte Cristo has become a fixture of Western civilization's literature, as inescapable and immediately identifiable as Mickey Mouse, Noah's flood, and the story of Little Red Riding Hood."

The Count of Monte Cristo

Dama cu Camelii

ADAPTATION Reunited thirty years after their earlier adventures, the Three Musketeers join forces in a daring plot to replace the King of France with a mysterious look-alike!

The Man in the Iron Mask

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

Theophile Gautier

John Polidori

Arthur Young

Robert Sands

Ernst Raupach

In this International Book Awards anthology finalist, the best vampire short stories from the first half of the 19th century are unearthed from long forgotten journals and magazines. They are collected for the first time in this groundbreaking book on the origins of vampire lore. Watch the book trailer: www.AndrewBarger.com/bestvampirestories1800.html The cradle of all vampire short stories in the English language is the first half of the 19th century. Andrew Barger combed forgotten journals and mysterious texts to collect the very best vintage vampire stories from this crucial period in vampire literature. In doing so, Andrew found the second and third vampire stories originally published in the English language, neither printed since their first publication nearly 200 years ago. Also included is the first vampire story originally written in English by John Polidori after a dare with Lord Byron and Mary Shelley. The book contains the first vampire story by an American who was a graduate of Columbia Law School. The book further includes the first vampire stories by an Englishman and German, including the only vampire stories by such renowned authors as Alexander Dumas, Théophile Gautier and Joseph le Fanu. As readers have come to expect from Andrew, he has added his scholarly touch to this collection by including story backgrounds, author photos and a foreword titled "With Teeth." The ground-breaking stories are: 1819 The Vampyre - John Polidori (1795-1821) 1823 Wake Not the Dead - Ernst Raupach 1848 The Vampire of the Carpathian Mountains - Alexander Dumas (1802-1870) 1839 Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter - Joseph Sheridan le Fanu (1814-1873) 1826 Pepopukin in Corsica - Arthur Young (1741-1820) 1819 The Black Vampyre: A Legend of Saint Domingo - Robert Sands (1799-1832) 1836 Clarimonde - Théophile Gautier (1811-1872)

A Classic Vampire Anthology

The Best Vampire Stories 1800-1849

Themes: Hi-Lo, adapted classics, low level classics, after-reading question at the end of the book. Timeless Classics--designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original classic. These classic novels will grab a student's attention from the first page. Included are eight pages of end-of-book activities to enhance the reading experience.On the night before his wedding, an innocent young man is arrested and imprisoned. How could such a thing have happened? When he finally discovers the truth, he bitterly plots revenge. Then he escapes from prison and begins to punish his enemies, one by one.

1-6. Deel

Grevinden af Charny

6 D.

Timeless Classics--designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original classic. These classics will grab a student's attention from the first page. Included are eight pages of end-of-book activities to enhance the reading experience.The mysterious prisoner is called Marchiali- but is that his true name? And why has an innocent man been imprisoned for so long? The fabled three musketeers suspect a royal conspiracy. But there are deadly dangers in confronting the royal family. The musketeers could be killed- and poor Marchiali could end up wearing an iron mask!

Die Genossen Jehu's

Jaro Dlouhý

Ursula Damm-Wendler

Horst Ulrich Wendler

frei nach dem Roma von Alexander Dumas von Horst Ulrich Wendler und Ursula Damm-Wendler

Die drei Musketiere

Reproduction of the original: The Mesmerist's Victim by Alexander Dumas

The Mesmerist's Victim

Reproduktion des Originals in neuer Rechtschreibung.

The Royal Life Guard, or, the Flight of the Royal Family: A Historical Romance of the Suppression of the French Monarchy

Reproduction of the original: The Countess of Charny by Alexander Dumas

The Countess of Charny

The Three Musketeers, the classic story of action, adventure and intrigue in the Seventeenth Century, by the undisputed master of the historical novel, Alexander Dumas, with over 200 illustrations by French artist, Maurice Leloir, from an edition originally published in 1895. With his heart set upon becoming a Musketeer, the young d'Artagnan travels to Paris and before a single day passes he meets and is befriended by three of the most infamous of that Elite Company, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, and he quickly becomes entangled in courtly intrigues with the Sinister Agents of Cardinal Richelieu, including the dastardly Comte de Rochefort and the notorious Milady de Winter. Detailing actual events and based upon the memoirs of a real-life Captain of the Musketeers, Charles de Batz de Castlemore, also known as d'Artagnan, the Three Musketeers remains one of the most widely read and beloved books of all time.

Over 200 Illustrations by Maurice Leloir

The Three Musketeers Illustrated

The Three Musketeers-English Classics

This is a book about a man called D'Artagnan. He leaves his home on a farm and goes to Paris. He wants to become a musketeer. He meets Athos, Porthos and Aramis. They are the three musketeers and D'Artagnan makes friends with them.

Graded ESL / EAL / ELT Readers

The Three Musketeers Foxton Reader Level 3 (900 Headwords B1

Timeless Classics--designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original classic. These classics will grab a student's attention from the first page. Included are eight pages of end-of-book activities to enhance the reading experience.On the night before his wedding, an innocent young man is arrested and imprisoned. How could such a thing have happened? When he finally discovers the truth, he bitterly plots revenge. Then he escapes from prison and begins to punish his enemies, one by one.

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