Greetings

[Aramis]

Obviously, I am new here (although I am not new to forums in general). To introduce myself, I will state my favourite authors of all time: J.R.R. Tolkien and Alexandre Dumas. :D Yeah, that's about all you need to know... :banana:

[RococoLocket]

Bienvenue :wave:

[GruesomeBugman]

welcome to the forums

[Aramis]

Thank you very much. :)

[krishna]

Aramis - Welcome to these forums.

[Jay]

:wave: Hey Aramis, welcome on board :D. Very nice avatar, good choice, my fave musketeer from the movie :p (haven't read the book, ahem)

[Aramis]

I'm aghast! Jay, the Musketeer novels are some of the greatest works on the planet. You absolutely must read them before I burst into tears. :'( Okay, so I'm a bit obsessed and in a strange mood right now, but please overlook that.

[mono]

Welcome to the Literature Network, Aramis. I hope you enjoy it here. :nod:
Fortunately, I read Alexander Dumas' The Three Musketeers, many, many years ago, but found the movies entertaining, yet a bit disappointing in comparison - just opinion, I suppose.

[Aramis]

Which ones did you watch? My favourite is probably the 1993 Disney version (hence the avatar), but I found the 1973 & 1974 movies "The Three Musketeers" and "The Four Musketeers" directed by Richard Lester to be fairly close to the book, or as close as I've found so far. (I have watched several versions that have come on tv or that I have rented in the past.)

[mono]

Which ones did you watch? My favourite is probably the 1993 Disney version (hence the avatar), but I found the 1973 & 1974 movies "The Three Musketeers" and "The Four Musketeers" directed by Richard Lester to be fairly close to the book, or as close as I've found so far. (I have watched several versions that have come on tv or that I have rented in the past.)
Perhaps I should watch the 1973 and 1974 versions, then. Years ago, I watched the 1993 version, and thought it very entertaining and humorous, but, I think, it deviated from the original book a little too much in some parts. I still loved it, and have rented it a few times since to see it again, but, as with many films, incomparable to Dumas' genius.

[phanatic7605]

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Howdy! i'm new here....obviously.....my name is caity.....glad that i'm here to! :banana:

[phanatic7605]

how do i get a picture?

[phanatic7605]

how do i get a picture? i'm new here

[Jay]

Heya, if you mean avatar, go here (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/usercp.php?), click 'edit avatar' option on the left, and upload a pic.

Aramis, I plan to read Musketeers... sometime, lol :)

[Aramis]

Welcome, Caity! :wave: I'm obviously somewhat new here myself, but that doesn't stop me from greeting other new arrivals. :)

mono- You seem to appreciate Dumas a lot, so I think you'll enjoy them. Right now, I'm actually searching high and low for a sequel that they did in 1989 called The Return of the Musketeers and based off of Twenty Years After. If you happen to find a place that has it yourself, please let me know. *casts pleading look in his general direction*

Jay- You have successfully prevented me from bursting into tears at the present. ;) I'll have to hold that option in reserve.

[Jay]

Aramis, I can cope with that :D

[Gripehidna]

Are you more interested in adventure works as Musketeers or does the story of count MonteC. also interests you? I have only seen the movie but I think it is from what I recall a very disturbing and inteligent story

[LeslieS]

Forgive my lack of finesse - this is my first posting of any type, anywhere, ever.

I'm searching for the answer to a months-old question: Has someone published new material by Alexandre Dumas (pere) recently? A friend who knows how much I have enjoyed all Dumas' books told me she 'heard a story about it on the radio'. Seems some of his previously unknown and possibly unfinished work had been newly discovered.

Is this true?

Thanks for any info!

Now if I can just figure out how to get back and monitor your responses...

[mono]

Hello, LeslieS, welcome to the forum. :)
I did some searching around the Internet and could not find anything about recent publications by Dumas, but, then again, I do not consider myself an expert in Dumas' works, nor in searching most efficiently over the Internet.
Good luck, and I will report back if I find anything.

[Logos]

:wave: Hello all you new, and not-so-new-, newbies! :)

[LeslieS]

In case anyone is still viewing this, I think the 'new' Dumas book is called 'One thousand and one ghosts'. It was recently translated and released in English, apparently. I have a copy on order so I will know more after I get my hands on it. Thanks to the person on the thread called 'check this out' for the info!!!!

[Darlin]

LeslieS, thank you for letting us know! I'll definitely look into that. Wonder where Aramis wandered off to?