Posts Tagged ‘Dumas’
Chicot the Jester by Dumas
A vintage copy of Chicot the Jester, by Alexandre Dumas, author of The Man in the Iron Mask, Count of Monte Cristo, Three Musketeers...you know the man. Chicot the Jester is a romance, set in the court of King Henri III. This story is also known as "La Dame de Monsoreau." Hardbound with red cloth covers, decorative spine in gold, decorative [...]
Antique Count of Monte Cristo Illustrations
A pair of illustrations from my Victorian era edition of The Count of Monte Cristo.
The Count of Monte Cristo: A Shower of Blood
"I like ghosts. I have heard it said that the dead have never done, in six thousand years, as much evil as the living do in a single day." The Count of Monte Cristo.
Evenings with the Count
For reasons that I've never explored, my favorite novel of all time is The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas. My first encounter with the Count was more than likely the 1975 TV with Richard Chamberlain in the title role. Dumas provided quite a bit of work for Mr. Chamberlain back in the '70s, it was as if he was born for the [...]
