Research Catalog

Title

Short stories by Alexandre Dumas. Ten volumes in one.

Author

Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870

Publication

New York, W. J. Black [c1927]

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Details

Additional Authors

Rouben Mamoulian Collection (Library of Congress) DLC

Description

1003 p. port.; 20 cm.

Subject

• Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870 > Translations into English
• Short stories, French > Translations into English
• France > Social life and customs > Fiction

Genre/Form

• Fiction
• Translations

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• VOLUME I. The courtship of Josephine and Napoleon -- The drowner -- The blood union -- Lady Hamilton and Admiral Nelson -- The honor of Von Bulow -- Gaetono the Gorger -- The provisional government -- Cannibals -- Confession of the district attorney -- Vindication -- MME. Dubarry -- Storming the Bastile -- Aurora -- Branded -- The tragedy of Nantes -- Cripple and giant -- Louis XIII -- Death of Mirabeau -- Anne of Austria -- A black pearl -- VOLUME II. A female defender -- The great copt -- The scarlet sphynx -- The real bonaparte -- Corneille -- The wedding night -- The bouquet -- Tactics of love -- A pipe and a man -- Marat and Rousseau -- Fate of a regicide -- Scar of de guise -- The hollow voice -- King and Courtiers -- Frankfort-on-main -- The bitter cup -- The smuggler's inn -- The prodigal's favor -- The sword of the swiss -- French breed -- VOLUME III. Vive le roi! -- Mademoiselle -- The uninvited visitors -- Death of Richelieu -- A vicomte's breakfast -- The drum-head marriage.
• CONT. Sword and pistol -- It rains -- A melancholy tale -- I. Isabella -- II. The ransom of Isabells -- III. Bridals -- On to Rome -- His oath -- A legend -- Some Prussian history -- Count Von Bismark -- The chalice -- The avalanche -- The little dog jet -- VOLUME IV. King Cobbler -- A sweet smell -- Citizen Bonaparte -- The Grecian slave-girl -- The glove of Conde -- I. Luisa San Felice -- II. Chevalier San Felice -- III. The Martyr San Felice -- A mad method -- An historic fete -- D'Orsay -- The chimney-back -- A modern aspasia -- A royal criminologist -- The tenth muse -- Ball of the victims-a sketch -- Conquest of Circe -- An inscription -- Statistics -- A bird of prey -- VOLUME V. Caracciolo's capture -- A wild boar hunt -- An historic banquo -- Daughter of the Ceasars -- Three madames -- a portrait -- Vertigo -- La Fontaine's first fable -- A glimpse of Paris -- I. Odoardo, the prisoner -- II. Odoardo, the gentleman -- The Marseillaise -- I. D'Artagnan, the gascon.
• CONT. II. D'Artagnan meets the musketeers -- III. The musketeers meet D'Artagnan -- Voice of liberty -- The dowry -- The black tulip -- A perennial venus -- Straw! -- Carnot and conspiracy -- VOLUME VI. The burgomaster -- Sack of the tuileries -- Murat -- I. Diana De Castro -- II. A champion of beauty -- III. Glory of love -- D'Artagnan, detective -- A narcotic dream -- Instinct -- Moliere -- Moreau -- A view of the terror -- Bismarck -- his offer -- The spanish surprise -- I. The prisoner -- II. The madman -- III. The substitute -- IV. The man in the iron mask -- The lame mendicant -- Andre Chenier -- VOLUME VII. Career of a courtesan -- A strange ending -- The people -- Crossing the alps -- Battle of Langensalza -- I. Diane De Meridor -- II. Assassination -- III. A fruit, a torch and a bouquet -- The gourmand -- Surprise -- The cabaret -- A picture -- The bastard of Waldeck -- The word of a king -- Marie Touchet -- Remember! -- I. The queen's perfumer -- II. Madame De Sauve's chamber.
• CONT. III. Boxes -- To rusconise -- VOLUME VIII. Saint Jean D'Acre -- The men from Marseilles -- I. The regent's letter -- II. The regent's revenge -- Marengo -- Bryon sees Kean -- I. Son of a courtesan -- II. Destiny -- The call -- The dock fight -- Regal love -- A bal-masque -- I. Chateau d'if -- II. Story of no. 27 -- III. Story of no. 34 -- IV. Cemetary of Chateau d'if -- Madness -- Paradise for hell -- Battle of Charenton -- Mercedes -- VOLUME IX. Death of the king's mistress -- Theory of war -- Two fugitives -- Chastelard -- I. The big spider -- II. The count of monte-cristo -- The slaughter -- The Italian lover -- Dormice -- First consul -- Death of Hercules -- An act of faith -- Bernadotte -- I. The pilgrimage -- II. Consciences's dream -- III. Mariette's dream -- Vision of athos -- Le terrain de dieu -- A weird costume -- Three against three -- VOLUME X. The goddess of reason -- I. The portrait -- II. The thief -- Jean Oullier-a study -- Eight long days -- A gay prince -- A remark.
• CONT. Augereau -- The sacrifice of beauty -- D'Artagnan Marechal -- A duel -- I. The corsican mother -- II. The corsican son -- III. The corsican brother -- A printing house-a sketch -- Milan -- Source of money -- Hannibal -- I.A Brigand's faith -- II. Mercy and Brigand -- Reverses.

LCCN

^^^28004071^

OCLC

2178056

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library