John Van Stan
44 books
True Crime
533
Alexandre Dumas - Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 7: Part 2: Countess de Saint-Geran
This story details the crimes and trial surrounding the unexpected pregnancy and subsequent childbirth of the Countess de Saint-Geran in 1640s France. Familial jealousies harbored by her sister-in-law, the Marchioness...
1 hour 47 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
443
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
War & Military
441
Alexandre Dumas - Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 3: Mary Stuart (version 2)
The contents of these volumes of 'Celebrated Crimes', as well as the motives which led to their inception, are unique. They are a series of stories based upon historical records, from the pen of Alexandre Dumas, pere,...
6 hours 24 minutes
