Alexander Dumas (1802 - 1870) was a French writer best known for his adventurous historical novels. Dumas also wrote plays and magazine articles. His most famous works The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne first appeared in serial form. The Three Musketeers takes place in the year 1625. The young D'Artagnan arrives in Paris at the age of 18, and almost immediately offends three musketeers, Porthos, Aramis, and Athos. Instead of dueling, the four are attacked by five of the Cardinal's guards, and the courage of the youth is made...

Camille (The Lady of the Camellias) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils, first published in 1848, that was subsequently adapted for the stage. In the English-speaking world, The Lady of the Camellias became known as Camille and 16 versions have been performed at Broadway theatres alone. Camille has been adapted to about 20 filmes. Director George Cukor's film, "Camille," his first with Greta Garbo, was one of the versions. Verdi wrote the opera La Traviata based upon this story.

The Count of Monte Cristo was written by Alexandre Dumas and first published in book form in 1844-45. It is a novel set firmly in history, with many key plot points based on external political events. The key figure in French politics during the first quarter of the nineteenth century was Napoleon Bonaparte, who, though he does not appear directly in the novel, plays such a significant role that he can almost be counted as one of the major characters. The story follows handsome Edmond Dantes as he escapes from Chateau d'If after being imprisoned for 14 years. With the knowledge he gained in...

The Corsican Brothers is a novel by Alexandre Dumas. It has been adapted many times on the stage and in film. It is a story about two families and the vendetta.

The Three Musketeers is a novel by the French writer, Alexandre Dumas, first published in serial form in 1844. Set in the 17th century, it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to become a guard of the Musketeers (a "musketeer" was a type of infantry soldier equipped with a musket). The poor d'Artagnan travels to Paris to join the Musketeers. He suffers misadventure and is challenged to a duel by each of three musketeers (Athos, Aramis and Porthos). Attacked by the Cardinal's guards, the four unite and escape. They become inseparable friends who live by...

Camille (The Lady of the Camellias) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils, originally published in 1848. It was later adapted for the stage and films in different European, North and South American countries. When Camille premiered at the Theatre du Vaudeville in Paris, France, in 1852, it was a big success and Giuseppe Verdi immediately put the story to music. His work became the world-wide famous opera La Traviata."

When young d'Artagnan travels to Paris to join the ranks of the Musketeers, he soon finds himself challenged to three duals with Athos, Porthos and Aramis. However, the foursome is abruptly attacked by the evil Cardinal Richelieu's guards, and d'Artagnan fights alongside them, proving his skills with a sword and his honour. The three Musketeers enfold d'Artagnan into their ranks, and what follows is a swashbuckling tale full of intrigue, friendship and revenge. Alexandre Dumas got the idea for The Three Musketeers from Courtilz de Sandras' 1700 novel Memoires de Monsieur d'Artagnan, which was...

Classique de l'annee 2009 dans le domaine Etudes des langues romanes - Francais - Litterature, langue: Francais, resume Introduction INTRODUCTIONS DANS LAQUELLE IL EST ETABLI QUE MALGRE LEURS NOMS EN OS ET EN IS, LES HEROS DE L'HISTOIRE QUE NOUS ALLONS AVOIR L'HONNEUR DE RACONTER A NOS LECTEURS N'ONT RIEN DE MYTHOLOGIQUE. Il y a un an a peu pres, qu'en faisant a la Bibliotheque royale des recherches pour mon histoire de Louis XIV, je tombai par hasard sur les Memoires de M. d'Artagnan, imprimes - comme la plus grande partie des ouvrages de cette epoque, ou les auteurs tenaient a dire la...