Complete Celebrated Crimes

Borgias,Cenci,Massacres of the South,Mary Stuart,Karl-ludwig Sand,Urbain Grandier,Nisida,Derues,La Constantin,Joan of Naples,Man in the Iron Mask,Martin Guerre,Ali Pacha,Countess De Saint-geran,Murat,Marquise De Brinvilliers

French writer, best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. Many of his novels, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne were serialized. He also wrote plays and magazine articles and was a prolific correspondent.

From 1839 to 1841, Dumas, with the assistance of several friends, compiled Celebrated Crimes, an eight-volume collection of essays on famous criminals and crimes from European history. He featured Beatrice Cenci, Martin Guerre, Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia, as well as more recent events and criminals, including the cases of the alleged murderers Karl Ludwig Sand and Antoine François Desrues, who were executed.

CONTENTS

The Borgias
The Cenci—1598
Massacres of the South—1551-1815
Mary Stuart—1587
Karl-ludwig Sand—1819
Urbain Grandier—1634
Nisida—1825
Derues
La Constantin—1660
Joan of Naples—1343-1382
The Man in the Iron Mask [an Essay]
Martin Guerre
Ali Pacha
The Countess De Saint-geran—1639
Murat—1815
The Marquise De Brinvilliers
Vaninka
The Marquise De Ganges—1657