Alexandre Dumas
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.2 - AR Pts: 34
Lexile measure
HL 410L
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English
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In their final adventure, the four Musketeers 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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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 34
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
A beautiful new clothbound edition of Alexandre Dumas's classic novel of wrongful imprisonment, adventure and revenge. Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of the Château d'If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and becomes determined not only to escape but to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible...
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Marie Antoinette series volume 5
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English
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This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. The Knight of Maison Rouge (1845) shows what happens when two people from opposite political camps fall in love during Robespierre's reign of terror. Lieutenant Maurice Lindey is an ardent young republican who hates tyranny and injustice whether they come from the left or right. But such even-handedness is a liability at a time when addressing someone as "monsieur"...
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English
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Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, is revered not only for her dazzling beauty, but for the mystery of her life. Succumbing to the irresistible impulses of passion, she gambled away her throne for love. Unbelievable acts of abduction, rape, and even murder were performed at her behest; she stopped at nothing. Ultimately, the deadly game of power she played and lost against her envious cousin, Elizabeth I, cost her not only her kingdom, but also her life....
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English
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Following Ten Years Later, the fifth volume of this adventure saga chronicles a tale of intrigue and romantic rivalry in the court of Louis XIV.
With The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas introduced the world to the immortal hero D'Artagnan and the inseparable trio of king's musketeers: Athos, Aramis, and Porthos. Their many escapades-full of swordfights, derring-do, and chivalry-came to define the swashbuckler genre of adventure fiction.
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Three musketeers series volume 2
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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For the first time in English in over a century, a new translation of the forgotten sequel to Dumas's The Three Musketeers, continuing the dramatic tale of Cardinal Richelieu and his implacable enemies.
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Language
Français
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La Tulipe noire est un des romans les plus connus d'Alexandre Dumas. On y trouve tous les thèmes chers à l'auteur : l'aventure, le courage, la grande histoire qui se mêle à la petite... Pourtant ici, Cornélius van Baerle n'a pas d'ambition militaire ou sociale, il veut avant tout créer et faire pousser une tulipe noire. Hélas, ses projets seront contrariés car notre héros n'est autre que le neveu du chef de l'État hollandais, Corneille de...
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Series
Lexile measure
810L
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English
Description
Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of the Château d'If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and becomes determined not only to escape but to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration.
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Series
Musketeers cycle volume 03
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When Twenty Years After opens it is 1648: the Red Sphinx, Cardinal Richelieu, is dead, France is ruled by a regency in the grip of civil war, and across the English Channel the monarchy of King Charles I hangs by a thread. As d'Artagnan will find, these are problems that can't be solved with a sword thrust. In Twenty Years After, the musketeers confront maturity and face its greatest challenge: sometimes, you fail. It's in how the four comrades respond...
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Series
Musketeers cycle volume 01
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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During the reign of France's King Louis XIV, a young Gascon nobleman, D'Artagnan, and three musketeers unite to defend the honor of Anne of Austria against the plots of Cardinal Richelieu.
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Pub. Date
1981, c1956
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 34
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Description
Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Dumas’ epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment,...