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Ce roman présente un portrait idéalisé de la reine Marie-Antoinette mais il montre aussi la "folie" de la haute noblesse à cette époque...

Deep inside the dreaded Bastille, a twenty-three-year-old prisoner called merely "Philippe" has languished for eight long, dark years. He does not know his real name or what crime he is supposed to have committed. But Aramis, one of the original Three Musketeers, has bribed his way into the cell to reveal the shocking secret that has kept Philippe locked away from the world. That carefully concealed truth could topple Louis XIV, king of France—which is exactly Aramis' plan.

Twenty Years After is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, first serialized from January to August 1845. A book of The d'Artagnan Romances, it is a sequel to The Three Musketeers and precedes The Vicomte de Bragelonne (which includes the sub-plot Man in the Iron Mask). The novel follows events in France during the Fronde, during the childhood reign of Louis XIV, and in England near the end of the English Civil War, leading up to the victory of Oliver Cromwell and the execution of King Charles I.

Dove sta la magia? Nella forza del plot? Nella qualità possente dello scenario storico che è in grado di evocare? Nella suspense? Forse, più di tutto, nella gioia del raccontare. Questo capolavoro dell'intrigo cattura a ogni pagina il lettore, lo spiazza, lo depista, lo inganna e lo rende complice, per poi coinvolgerlo in uno strabiliante "effetto meraviglia".

The Hague, 1672: A prize of 100,000 florins is offered to the person who can produce a perfectly black tulip - a feat considered impossible. But at the very moment when Cornelius van Bearle is on the brink of achieving the impossible feat, he is imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit. The story of his delicate tulip’s tumultuous journey to The Hague is absolutely riveting, and an event you don’t want to miss.

"Der Graf von Monte Christo" (orig. "Le Comte de Monte-Cristo") ist ein Abenteuerroman von Alexandre Dumas. Die Geschichte spielt in der Zeit nach der Französischen Revolution in den Jahren 1815 bis 1838. Napoleons Stern ist untergegangen, und die Restauration unter den Königen Ludwig XVIII. und Karl X. hat stattgefunden. Dann folgt die Julirevolution von 1830, durch die der "Bürgerkönig" Louis-Philippe I. auf den Thron kommt. Die Hauptfigur des Romans ist der junge Seemann Edmond Dantès, der später den Namen Graf von Monte Christo annimmt.

"La Dame aux camélias" raconte l'histoire des amants maudits, Marguerite et Armand, que les jugements moraux et la maladie vont détruire : le roman d'un désastre amoureux où les sentiments sont bafoués au profit de la bienséance sociale. Alexandre Dumas fils s'est inspiré de sa maîtresse, la courtisane Marie Duplessis, pour créer la dame aux camélias, héroïne romanesque s'il en est, et également héroïne d'opéra à partir de 1853, quand Verdi adaptera son histoire sous le nom de "La Traviata".

Der junge, aus verarmten Landadel stammende d'Artangnan verlässt seine gascognische Heimat und zieht nach Paris, um sich in den Dienst König Ludwigs XIII. zu stellen...

The Count plays a dangerous game, turning his dark arts to the destruction of these powerful men, and even their innocent children are caught up in his byzantine schemes. Will the innocent perish along with the guilty? And what of Edmond Dantes? Will he find redemption, or will he be swept up and destroyed by the very forces he has invoked?

An adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy, and forgiveness, it focuses on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from jail, acquires a fortune and sets about getting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment. However, his plans have devastating consequences for the innocent as well as the guilty.

After thirty-five years, the Three Musketeers - Athos, Aramis, and Porthos - join forces again. This time, it’s to rid France of corrupt King Louis XIV. True to their ingenuity, they plan to replace him with the mysterious prisoner in the barbaric iron mask now languishing in the Bastille. But their old comrade D’Artagnan, still in loyal service to the court, stands in their way. As the daring coup unfolds, literature’s legendary brotherhood is put to the test.

Faussement accusé de conspiration, le sympathique Cornélius Van Baerle est en prison. Grand amateur de tulipes, il pense avoir découvert le secret de cette merveille : "la tulipe noire". Mais un rival sans scrupules essaie de lui voler sa découverte : heureusement, Rosa, sa jolie geôlière, intervient.

"La Tulipe noire" est un des romans les plus connus d'Alexandre Dumas. On y trouve tous les thèmes chers à l'auteur : l'aventure, le courage, la grande histoire qui se mêle à la petite... Pourtant ici, Cornélius van Baerle n'a pas d'ambition militaire ou sociale, il veut avant tout créer et faire pousser une tulipe noire. Hélas, ses projets seront contrariés car notre héros n'est autre que le neveu du chef de l'État hollandais, Corneille de Witt, qui vient d'être renversé.

Thirty years after their first adventures in The Three Musketeers, we find Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and D'Artagnan in very different situations. Athos has settled down at his own estate. Porthos married a rich widow, and is now a Baron. Aramis joined a monastery, and is now the Bishop of Vannes. D'Artagnan alone remains a Musketeer for the king, and is now captain of the very force he so longed to join all those years ago. In The Man in the Iron Mask, Dumas develops his Musketeers into probing, multifaceted characters.

Retrouvez l'histoire de Jeanne d'Arc racontée par Alexandre Dumas. Au début du XVe siècle, Jehanne, une jeune fille d'origine paysanne affirme qu'elle entend des voix et qu'elle a reçu de la part des saints la mission de délivrer la France de l'occupation anglaise. Elle parvient à rencontrer Charles VII. Celui-ci lui confie les troupes françaises contre les armées anglaises et elle lève le siège d'Orléans. Elle parvient à faire sacrer le roi, à Reims. Elle est capturée à Compiègne par les Bourguignons qui la vendent aux Anglais. Un procès pour hérésie la condamne au bûcher.

Este libro al que nos referimos describe básicamente la historia de cómo detenían en Francia a una gran cantidad de caballeros del temple, donde los maltrataban por medio de torturas con el fin de que realizaran confesiones, las cuales ellos las hacían con tal de evitar soportar más maltrato físico.

"La Dama Pálida", es una novela misteriosa y trepidante. Sigue a la enigmática Dama con un pasado envuelto en secretos, lo que lleva a intriga, romance y revelaciones en la Francia del siglo XIX.

The classic story of an innocent man wrongly, but deliberately imprisoned and his brilliant strategy for revenge against those who betrayed him. Dashing young sailor Edmond Dantes is a guileless and honest young man whose peaceful life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are abruptly shattered when his best friend Fernand, who wants Mercedes for himself, deceives him.View our entire collection of podcasts at www.solgood.orgAll Librivox recordings are in the public domain

El castillo de Eppstein, una novela escrita en el más puro estilo gótico que hacía furor en el siglo xix con sus imprescindibles dosis de secretos familiares, maquiavélicos villanos, doncellas en peligro, amores apasionados y espectros vengadores. Una macabra leyenda pesa sobre la familia Eppstein desde tiempos inmemoriales: todas las mujeres que mueren en el castillo la noche del 24 de diciembre no encuentran el reposo eterno y regresan del más allá para atormentar a sus moradores. Y Albina, la bella esposa del malvado conde Maximiliano, no será una excepción.

"Die drei Musketiere" - ein spannendes Hörspiel von Jörg Ritter nach dem weltberühmten Roman von Alexandre Dumas.