Alexandre Dumas, Père

Celebrated Crimes

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Produktbeschreibung

A gripping, timeless doorway into a world of shadows and spectacle. Celebrate the cunning, the peril, the moral puzzles that have fascinated readers for generations. Celebrated Crimes gathers Dumas's dazzling array of notorious cases and european crime narratives into a cohesive, richly imagined collection. This is more than a book of stories; it is a journey through Paris in the nineteenth century, where mystery and intrigue unfold with the flair of theatre and the precision of a courtroom drama. The tales read as a refined anthology of classic short stories, crafted to delight both the casual reader and the serious devotee of historical crime fiction. The work stands as a landmark of literary heritage and historical imagination. Dumas's craftsmanship-his brisk pacing, social texture, and moral echoes-continues to illuminate how crime can reveal culture at a moment when cities and reputations were being made and unmade. For fans of Arthur Conan Doyle and lovers of well-told intrigue, the collection offers a bridge between past and present, a template for enduring suspense and thoughtful reflection. Out of print for decades, Alpha Editions now restores this gem for today's and future generations. More than a reprint, it is a collector's item and a cultural treasure, a library study edition that invites curious minds and dedicated readers to revisit classic crime storytelling with fresh reverence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Alpha Editions
• Seitenzahl: 852
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 216mm x 46mm
• Gewicht: 2098g
• ISBN-13: 9789354847820
• ISBN-10: 935484782X
• Artikelnr.: 62413346

Autorenporträt

Alexandre Dumas, also known as Alexandre Dumas père, was born July 24, 1802, in Villers-Cotterêts, France.Born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, he adopted the Dumas family name from his grandmother, a Dominican slave. Despite encountering societal prejudice because he was one-quarter black, Dumas managed to break into French literary circles and became one of the most respected and successful authors of French literature.He began writing plays after working as a scribe for the Duke of Orleans (later named King Louis Philippe) during the 1830 revolution. Dumas was a prolific writer, best known for novels such as The Three Musketeers, The Man in the Iron Mask, and The Count of Monte Cristo. His work has been translated into more than 100 languages and adapted into a multitude of films.After suffering a stroke, he died on December 5, 1870, in Puys, France, and was buried in the family vault. In 2002, he was exhumed and reinterred in the hallowed Pantheon in Paris, among other French luminaries.