Alexandre Dumas

The family of the House of Borgia are remembered for their corrupt rule during the period when one of them, Rodrigo Borgia, was Pope. This text was taken from a series of essays on famous criminals and crimes by the author of The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas. The Borgia's crimes reputedly ran the gamut from theft and bribery to rape, incest and murder.

This novel is a continuation of the timeless classic by one of the most widely read authors in modern history, Alexandre Dumas! It follows the adventures of Robin Hood which started in Dumas' first edition, Prince of Thieves. Journey with him through his dangerous encounters in the Sherwood forest, his continued struggles against the Sheriff of Nottingham and his new ones against the Normans. Unearth the stories behind how he outwits a number...

Three writings taken from 'Celebrated Crimes', a series of essays on famous criminals and crimes by the author of 'The Count of Monte Cristo' and 'The Three Musketeers', Alexandre Dumas.

Extrait : "Un carrefour de Paris. À droite, l'htellerie de La Hurière, avec chambres praticables au rez-de-chaussée et au premier étage. À gauche, l'htel de l'amiral Coligny, avec un balcon praticable. Au fond, la demeure de de Mouy; de chaque cté de cette habitation, une rue faisant face au public et se perdant au lointain." À PROPOS DES ÉDITIONS LIGARAN Les éditions LIGARAN proposent des versions numériques de qualité de grands livres...

Extrait : "MILLER : Femme, écoute bien ceci... Je te le dis, et je te le répète, la chose devient sérieuse : on commence à jaser par la ville de ma fille et du baron... Le bruit des visites du jeune homme dans ma maison arrivera jusqu'aux oreilles de son père, le président... et, crois-moi, il vaut mieux prier le jeune gentilhomme de cesser ses visites."

Extrait : " Le 22 avril 1830, vers six heures du soir, nous fûmes interrompus au milieu de notre dîner par le cri terre ! terre! poussé à bord du brick de Lancier, qui nous conduisait, messieurs Taylor, Mayer et moi, en Égypte. Nous montâmes rapidement sur le pont, et, aux derniers rayons du soleil couchant, nous saluâmes l'antique sol de Ptolémées..." À PROPOS DES ÉDITIONS LIGARAN Les éditions LIGARAN proposent des versions numériques...

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.

"Before they were legends, they were friends. All for one and one for all! On the first day of a family trip to Paris, Greg Rich's parents disappear. They're are not just missing from the city - they're missing from the century. So Greg does what any other fourteen-year-old would do: he travels through time to rescue them. Greg soon finds out that his family history is tied to the legendary Three Musketeers. But when he meets them, they're his age,...

The victim of a miscarriage of justice, Edmond Dantes is fired by a desire for retribution and empowered by a stroke of providence. In his campaign of vengeance, he becomes an anonymous agent of fate. The sensational narrative of intrigue, betrayal, escape, and triumphant revenge moves at a cracking pace. Alexandre Dumas' novel presents a powerful conflict between good and evil embodied in an epic saga of rich diversity that is complicated by the...

To save a nation, the Musketeers must reunite and embark on their most dangerous mission ever: to free the prisoner and unlock the secret of his identity. Only through this will they rebuild their kingdom.