Alexandre Dumas
49 books
True Crime
478
Alexandre Dumas - Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 5: Derues, La Constantin
Dumas, with the assistance of several friends, compiled Celebrated Crimes, an eight-volume collection of essays on famous criminals and crimes from European history. Includes Vaninka and The Marquise De Ganges. —...
8 hours 11 minutes
True Crime
503
Alexandre Dumas - Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 6: Part 2: The Man in the Iron Mask, Martin Guerre
Dumas, with the assistance of several friends, compiled Celebrated Crimes, an eight-volume collection of essays on famous criminals and crimes from European history. Includes The Man in the Iron Mask and Martin...
3 hours 56 minutes
True Crime
444
Alexandre Dumas - Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 6: Part 1: Joan of Naples
The celebrated crimes committed during the life of Joan (Joanna I) of Naples span from personal misdeeds (adulteries and mariticide) to regional warfare (like the 1345 War in the Piedmont), and ultimately unraveled...
3 hours 43 minutes
True Crime
446
Alexandre Dumas - Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 5: Part 2: La Constantin
Dumas chronicles the court intrigues that led to the execution of Marie La Roux Constantin. La dame Constantin was known by French nobility in the 17th century as the “midwife to the Queen’s daughters.” This title...
2 hours 32 minutes
True Crime
510
Alexandre Dumas - Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 4: Part 3: Nisida (version 2)
Dumas, with the assistance of several friends, compiled Celebrated Crimes, an eight-volume collection of essays on famous criminals and crimes from European history.. This volume tells the story of the infamous prison...
1 hour 48 minutes
True Crime
442
Alexandre Dumas - Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 5: Part 1: Desrues
This story chronicles the crimes of Antoine-Francois Desrues (also called «Derues») from his childhood to his execution. Desrues constructed the veneer of a virtuous reputation that hid his ever-increasing deviancy...
4 hours 24 minutes
