<div>An epic adventure and one of the most enduring fables in Western literature Edmond Dant&eacute;s has a life that any man would envy. A promising young sailor about to be made a captain, he has come home to Marseille to marry his beautiful fianc&eacute;e, Merc&eacute;d&egrave;s. But on the eve of his wedding, Dant&eacute;s is betrayed, accused of treason, and sentenced without trial to life in prison. For the first six years, Dant&eacute;s can only mourn his stolen future and dwell on the treachery that landed him behind bars. On the verge of suicide, he meets a fellow prisoner who gives him not just an education in revenge, but the means to accomplish it, as well. After an ingenious escape, Dant&eacute;s recovers a hidden treasure and returns to Marseille as the Count of Monte Cristo, a man whose unlimited resources are matched only by his boundless thirst for vengeance. An illuminating portrait of early nineteenth-century France and a timeless tale of justice achieved, The Count of Monte Cristo has inspired numerous adaptations, from comic books and Broadway plays to the hit TV series Revenge. </div>

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The Count of Monte Cristo

<div>D&rsquo;Artagnan and his swashbuckling friends reunite to vanquish forces of evil and injustice in the sequel to The Three Musketeers Two decades after a brash young adventurer teamed with master swordsmen Athos, Porthos, and Aramis to defeat Cardinal Richelieu and his seductive spy, Milady de Winter, France stands on the brink of civil war. Inspired by Oliver Cromwell&rsquo;s persecution of King Charles I in England, bloodthirsty crowds threaten the youthful monarch, Louis XIV; his regent mother, Queen Anne; and their devious chief minister, Cardinal Mazarin. To protect the sovereignty of the crown, Mazarin commissions d&rsquo;Artagnan to find the three Musketeers and return them to the queen&rsquo;s service. The mission takes on an even greater urgency when the vengeful Mordaunt, son of Milady, picks up the quartet&rsquo;s trail. From a dramatic duel in London to an explosive showdown on the English Channel to a climactic confrontation in the streets of Paris, d&rsquo;Artagnan and his friends wage an epic battle on behalf of truth, honor, and justice. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. </div>

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Twenty Years After

<div>In seventeenth-century France, a daring young man defends the queen&rsquo;s honor and tests his skills against the best swordsmen of the day D&rsquo;Artagnan journeys to Paris armed with nothing but his sword, his courage, and a burning desire to prove his mettle as a member of King Louis XIII&rsquo;s elite guardsmen. A swashbuckling corps of gentlemen rogues, the Musketeers live to antagonize Cardinal Richelieu and sweep every woman in France off her feet. Before d&rsquo;Artagnan can join their ranks, however, he must distinguish himself on the field of battle. On his first day in the capital, d&rsquo;Artagnan accidentally offends the honor of three dashing Musketeers&mdash;Athos, Porthos, and Aramis&mdash;and agrees to duel each one in turn. But before they can match steel, the combatants are interrupted by the cardinal&rsquo;s guards, embroiling d&rsquo;Artagnan in complex affairs of state, dangerous court intrigues, and a sinister battle against the wily and seductive spy Milady de Winter. A richly detailed historical novel and one of the greatest adventure stories ever told, The Three Musketeers is a masterwork of Western literature. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. </div>

The Three Musketeers

<div>A revolutionary plot hinges on the identity of a masked prisoner in the iconic final chapter in the adventures of d&rsquo;Artagnan and the Three Musketeers. In the darkest depths of the Bastille, a man has been robbed of his freedom and identity, denied any knowledge of the nature of his crimes. Only a handful of people, including the corrupt King Louis XIV and his mother, Queen Anne, know who the prisoner is and why he has been locked away. But the secret of the man in the iron mask is about to be revealed. Long after d&rsquo;Artagnan first journeyed to Paris to join the elite guardsmen known as the Musketeers, he remains in the service of the crown. His fellow swordsmen Athos, Aramis, and Porthos have long since moved on, but their paths will cross once again when the king is kidnapped and the mysterious prisoner disappears. To save France, d&rsquo;Artagnan must uncover the connection between the two events and decide where his true loyalties lie&mdash;with the monarchy, or his old friends? This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.</div>

The Man in the Iron Mask

<div>The classic tale of royal conspiracy and forbidden romance during the sixteenth-century French Wars of Religion by the author of The Three Musketeers.Paris, 1572. For a decade, French Catholics and Protestant Huguenots have been locked in a violent struggle for control of France. Though King Charles IX reigns, it is his mother, Catherine de Medici, who holds sway. In a gesture of peace, Catherine arranges for her daughter Margot to marry the Huguenot king of Navarre, Henri de Bourbon&mdash;while secretly arranging the slaughter of thousands of Protestants gathering in Paris to celebrate the wedding. Caught in the merciless machinery of court intrigue and married to a man she does not love, Margot begins an illicit affair with a Protestant soldier. Written in 1845 and based on true events, this classic historical romance has been adapted into several films, including the Cannes Jury Prize&ndash;winning Queen Margot starring Isabelle Adjani and Vincent Perez.</div>

Queen Margot

<div>The final installment of the D&rsquo;Artagnan Romances chronicles heroic adventures in seventeenth-century France, including the tale of &ldquo;The Man in the Iron Mask.&rdquo;With 1844&rsquo;s The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas introduced the world to the immortal hero D&rsquo;Artagnan and the inseparable trio of king&rsquo;s Musketeers: Athos, Aramis, and Porthos. Their many escapades&mdash;full of swordfights, derring-do, and chivalry&mdash;came to define the swashbuckler genre of adventure fiction. Following the second D&rsquo;Artagnan novel, Twenty Years After, this third and final volume is itself separated into three parts: &ldquo;The Vicomte of Bragelonne,&rdquo; &ldquo;Louise de la Valli&egrave;re,&rdquo; and &ldquo;The Man in the Iron Mask.&rdquo; Together they form an epic saga of risking all in the name of justice, loyalty, and friendship.</div>

Ten Years Later

<div>Journey to worlds both real and imagined with these timeless landmarks of literature.Don Quixoteby Miguel de Cervantes: Considered by many to be the first modern novel, this witty epic follows the famed nobleman from La Mancha on his quest to live up to the ideals of a chivalrous knight.Gulliver&rsquo;s Travelsby Jonathan Swift: The classic satire that takes Lemuel Gulliver to Lilliput, Brobdingnag, and other fantastical corners of the world.The Confidence-Manby Herman Melville: The intertwined tales of a group of passengers on a steamboat journey down the Mississippi River by the author of Moby Dick.The Mark of Zorroby Johnston McCulley: Originally published as The Curse of Capistrano, this is the book that introduced masked hero Diego Vega.The Three Musketeersby Alexandre Dumas: In seventeenth-century France, a daring young man defends the queen&rsquo;s honor and tests his skills against the best swordsmen of the day.</div>

Classic Tales of Adventure

<div>The immortal classic novel of love, ambition, intrigue set amid the Tulip mania of the Dutch Golden Age. In seventeenth-century Holland, tulips are a highly valued commodity. When the Tulip Society of Haarlem announces a prize of one hundred thousand guilders for the discovery of a black tulip, it sets Cornelius van Baerle on an obsessive quest to cultivate the elusive specimen. But when his powerful godfather is assassinated, the unwitting Cornelius becomes caught up in a deadly political intrigue. Falsely accused of high treason by a bitter rival, Cornelius is condemned to life in prison. His only comfort is Rosa, the jailer&rsquo;s beautiful daughter, who helps him concoct a plan to grow the black tulip in secret.</div>

The Black Tulip

<div>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&rsquo;Artagnan and the inseparable trio of king&rsquo;s musketeers: Athos, Aramis, and Porthos. Their many escapades&mdash;full of swordfights, derring-do, and chivalry&mdash;came to define the swashbuckler genre of adventure fiction. In Louise de la Valli&egrave;re, Dumas continues the suspense following the wedding of the Duke of Orleans to Princess Henrietta of England. Raoul de Bragelonne seeks to marry Henrietta&rsquo;s maid of honor, Louise. But the king has his own designs for the young maid. Meanwhile, as court rivalries escalate, Aramis learns of a secret prisoner held in the Bastille whose identity could change the course of history.</div>

Louise de La Valliere

<div>Following Twenty Years After, the third volume of this epic begins as D&rsquo;Artagnan relinquishes his post, leaving the young king vulnerable to intrigue.France, 1660. After thirty-five years of loyal service, D&rsquo;Artagnan is no longer willing to serve King Louis XIV who has all but relinquished his power to Cardinal Mazarin, the king&rsquo;s chief minister. Resigning as lieutenant of the musketeers, he journeys to England where he plans to restore Charles II to the throne. But when Cardinal Mazarin dies, Louis XIV must assume power in earnest. And with a rivalry at court threatening to divide France, he needs D&rsquo;Artagnan more than ever.</div>

The Vicomte de Bragelonne

<div>A man makes a devil&rsquo;s bargain with a mysterious wolf in one of the first werewolf novels ever written from the author of The Three Musketeers. When the shoemaker Thibault is unjustly abused by the Lord of Vez, he encounters an unlikely chance at revenge. A huge wolf approaches him, walking upright on its hind legs, and offers Thibault a pact. Every time he wishes harm on another man, the wolf will grant the wish, in exchange for one of Thibault&rsquo;s hairs. Sealing the pact with an exchange of rings, Thibault soon finds himself transforming. Suddenly, the wolves surrounding the village are at his command, and the hairs promised to his mysterious benefactor begin to grow long and red. First published in 1857 as Le Menuer de loupe, Dumas&rsquo;s tale of Faustian horror has thrilled readers for generations. </div>

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Books By Alexandre Dumas (10 Books)

The Count of Monte Cristo

Twenty Years After

The Three Musketeers

The Man in the Iron Mask

Queen Margot

Ten Years Later

The Black Tulip

Louise de La Valliere

The Vicomte de Bragelonne

The Wolf Leader

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