Alexandre Dumas: 1659 books

Set at the height of the "tulipomania" that gripped Holland in 17th century, this is the story of Cornelius van Baerle, a humble grower whose sole desire is to grow the perfect specimen of the tulip negra. When his godfather is murdered, Cornelius finds himself caught up in the deadly politics...

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Huit jours après la scène que nous venons de raconter, vers cinq heures du soir à peu près, une voiture attelée de quatre chevaux et conduite par deux postillons sortait de Pont-à-Mousson, petite ville située entre Nancy et Metz. Elle venait de relayer...

A classic historical romance by the author of 'The Three Musketeers'.

Edmond Dantes, an upcoming sailor with a bright future is implicated by his three jealous friends for a crime he did not commit. He is imprisoned for life. In the prison an old, dying mate incoherently tells him of a vast amount of treasure buried on the island of Monte Cristo. Impersonating the dead...

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display.

FAVORITE NOVELS The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn Pride and Prejudice The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Mysterious Affair at Styles Metamorphosis Wuthering Heights Moby Dick A Tale of Two Cities Frankenstein Or, The Modern Prometheus Great Expectations Dracula The Count of Monte Cristo Gulliver's...

Excerpt: "Toward the close of a fine evening in the month of October, 1779, the most inquisitive among the inhabitants of the small town of Fort Louis, had assembled on the point of land immediately opposite to that on which stands the city of Lorient. The object which attracted their attention,...

Monsieur de Guise's Latin The Queen of Navarre's Bedchamber. The Poet-king The Evening of the 24th of August, 1572 Of the Louvre in Particular, and Of Virtue in General The Debt Paid The Night of the 24th of August, 1572 The Massacre The Murderers Death, Mass, Or the Bastille The Hawthorn of the Cemetery...

This book opens in 1809 with Napoleon returning toParis from Spain, hearing the reports of his various ministers, and departing for Germany to lead his armies against Austria, once again, in the campaign that would culminate in the battle of wagram. In Germany, we are introduced to two twin brothers,...

BnF collection ebooks - "Dans les premiers jours du mois de décembre 184., je revenais à peine d'un voyage dans le midi de la France, quand je fus incité à dîner chez une dame avec qui j'avais eu l'occasion de me trouver deux ou trois fois avant mon départ, mais dans des circonstances assez...

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display.

Karl Ludwig Sand (Wunsiedel, then in Prussia, 5 October 1795 – Mannheim, 20 May 1820) was a German university student and member of a liberal Burschenschaft (student association). He was executed in 1820 for the murder of the conservative dramatist August von Kotzebue the previous year in Mannheim....