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I was just wondering if anyone has read any books by Dumas besides the Three Musketeers series, the Black Tulip and The Count of Monte Cristo. I found my local library has a whole slew of his books, some of them falling apart but quite readable and I'm wondering if anyone has any recommendations.
The Knight Of Maison-Rouge is an old/new book of his that someone recently uncovered in an old attic or something, and it's absolutely awesome. You might want to look into it.
I actually have that book and it's one of my favorites. I found it at the library, read it and loved it. Just a few months ago I was able to buy an old copy at the Half Price Book Store. I really love the ending, full of self scarifice and of course it's full of Dumas' usual wit, action and romance.
But thank you for the recommendation. I appreciate it very much.
I really enjoyed The Conspirators (also titled Le Chevalier d'Harmental). What books does your library have, by the way? Are they all by him, or are some by his son (who shares his name)?
Ah, I didnt know that he had a son with the same name. Was it his son, then, who wrote The Knight Of Maison-Rouge? It is about a later time period.
No, The Knight of Maison-Rouge was written by Dumas père (the elder). Not all publishers add the "père", but all books that I've seen that are written by his son are said to be by Alexandre Dumas fils (the younger).
Thank you, Aramis. I've read that one. My library, I'm in Cincinnati, has quite a lot of his works but they’re all clear as to which Dumas wrote which. I actually didn’t know his son wrote more than one novel, Camille. But lucky for me Dumas père’s books are stored away at the main library downtown where you have to request them from the librarian then after about ten minutes they appear magically on the counter - lol!
Of course I've read the 3 Musketeers books and the Count of Monte Cristo and I love them especially the first 3 Musketeers book. I’ve reread that one several times but I didn't realize I had access to so many and even the sequels till I started haunting the Half Price Book store which led me to do a search at the library one day.
After I discovered the libraries stash I went through quite a lot: Castle Epstein, The Page of the Duke of Savoy and Ascanio (both which I really enjoyed), Joseph Balsamo (fascinating), The Queen's Necklace, Ange Pitou (Taking the Bastille), The Countess Charny, Chicot the Jester (which was fun), The Companions of Jehu, The Two Diana’s, Queen Margot, The 45 Guardsmen, The Knight of Masion Rouge (one of my favorites) and the Black Tulip which started out slow but got to be much better.
I know there have been cases of people writing books under his name such as the supposedly final installation of the 3 Musketeers where Aramis is working with Porthos' son and Aramis finally dies. I read that and liked it myself even if it was Dumas, I always wanted to know what became of Aramis.
I wonder if you’ve ever heard of The Countess of Monte Cristo. I found that book for sale at booksamillion.com only I never knew he’d written something like that. Do you think that’s legitimate or a fraud? There’s also the Son of D’Artagnan, King Maker which I’ve heard is a fraud and haven’t read. Have you heard of these books and what do you think?
That sounds like quite a collection, Darlin. :) I've read some of the ones you've mentioned, but not all of them. For me, the problem is finding his books in libraries and bookstores. You're right; I wanted to know what became of Aramis, too, and I never understood why he was the only one of the four to survive the trilogy. (However, I wanted to hear it from Dumas, not some other author.) No, I do not believe The Countess of Monte Cristo is a legitimate book. (The Count of Monte Cristo had the perfect ending, anyway.)
I guess living in a galaxy far, far away would make it difficult to get to a decent library! :lol:
True. ;) There aren't many books from Earth around here.
:lol: Hey, where are all the Dumas fans? Not many?
I am just finishing reading 'The Count of Monte Cristo' and I have really enjoyed it. I plan to read 'The Black Tulip' afterwards and hopefully 'The Three Muskateers' in the near future.
Can somebody tell me all of the books that relate to 'The Three Muskateers' series and the order they should be read?
1. The Three Musketeers
2. Twenty Years After
3. The Vicomte de Bragelonne
4. Ten Years Later
5. Louise de la Valliere
6. The Man in the Iron Mask
The last four are all actually part of The Vicomte de Bragelonne, and depending on the publisher, it is divided into either three or four books. (When it is only in three books, as my copy of the series is, the books are The Vicomte de Bragelonne, Louise de la Valliere, and The Man in the IRon Mask.)
I have already read "The Three Musketeers", "Twenty Years After", "The Count of Monte Cristo" and now I am reading "The Vicomte de Bragelonne".Quote:
Originally Posted by Darlin
I have really enjoyed them.
Bye :wave:
NNoah3- It just looks like we have our tiny little corner of the sky, though. We should start a little fan club here and try to get people excited about Dumas. :banana:
Yes!!!! :thumbs_upQuote:
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Lets inviting all the people who are fan of Dumas's books, to join the club.
:banana:
Well, there are at least two of us so far, and maybe Darlin. Are you still there, by the way, D?
Yep, still here. Just getting back from vacation and getting caught up on all my e-mail at work and home. That always takes a little time.
Three's a good number. One for all and all that. Pity more people don't appreciate Dumas' works. I found a lot of his stories have been made into movies, one that came out a few years ago in France, dubbed if you get it in America, Queen Margot.
Hmm. I honestly prefer subtitled works to dubbed ones, but I'll be on the lookout for it, in any case. Do you have any more information about it- directors and such?
I wasnt aware until recently that The 3 Musketeers was kinda a series. I read The 3 Musketeers a long time ago, and one night I was channel-surfing and saw The Man In The Iron Mask with Leonardo DiCaprio. I was shocked to see D'Artanian (sp) and all those other guys show up! I've gotta read the actual book; I have Dumas' The Count Of Monte Christo lined up right now.
Yeah! We're all very happy for you, here. :D FYI- It's spelled D'Artagnan and Cristo, not Christo. Anyway, we shall brake out the balloons and celebrate. If only there was an appropriate smilie besides the dancing banana, which I use way too often. :thumbs_up
My bad as they say, it’s subtitled and you can probably get it from your library or order it at Amazon. It got great reviews but I've never seen it. Because it's bound to be action packed for me it's hard to keep up with the subtitles and the action I find with foreign movies and I have to sometimes watch them a second time or more to catch everything.Quote:
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House of Flying Daggers I saw three times at the theater and when I bought it I couldn't bear to watch with the American dubbed voices. I ended up learning something new each time I watched it even after I bought it. But you know this has made me want to go out and rent Queen Margot after all, if I can enjoy Chinese and Japanese movies why not Dumas' book put to film?
Btw, what do you think about the Musketeer movies by Michael York? They went through all the novels if I'm not mistaken, rather condensed and then he did that one with Hallmark about D'Artagnan's daughter. Never saw any but the first one.
The book did have several action sequences, but there were also a lot of politics involved. That means that there were a lot of scenes with no action whatsoever. However, it still managed to be very bloody because of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre and other fights. Of course, the movie might be different.
I did enjoy the two Michael York movies that I saw, though I think they only went as far as "Twenty Years After" (which was actually titled "The Return of the Musketeers"). Of course, he also was in the one about D'Artagnan's daughter, which is not based on a Dumas story. The two that I saw, however, "The Three Musketeers and "The Four Musketeers" (which are actually two parts of the same book), were probably the most accurate musketeer movies that I have ever seen. The only one that I enjoyed more was the 1993 Disney movie.
Ad "Topic": If you haven't read it yet, you should read "Camille" by Alexandre Dumas. In French it's called "La Dame aux Camilias" and I think it's called "Camille" in English.
It's different from his other books but in my personal opinion, it's his best.
Ack! That's almost blashphemy! Lol! Camille's by the son not the master, father, pere! :nod: But thanks for the recommendation. I liked Camille but it is very, very different than the father's style and it's the father that I adore. His work is fast paced, full of action, romance and wonderful characters. His works simply excel.
Hi,
I am also a huge Dumas fan! I've read fourteen of his books in total, and I'm currently halfway through another.
Another girl with good taste! ;) And good for you! What book are you reading right now?
Joseph Balsamo, and I've just added the Chevalier de Maison Rouge to my collection! The total is now 17. :D
You know I think his books are addictive! When I discovered my library had his books in the rare books section I went through them as fast I could. I really enjoyed Joseph Balsamo and the Chevalier de Maison Rouge is a favorite of mine. I really like the way it ends. Fortunately I was able to buy a copy of that at the half price book store. You'll have to tell us what you think about Joseph Balsamo. :)
Yeah I definitely agree his books are addictive!! I'm on pg 193 out of 690 so far in Joseph Balsamo, and really enjoying it! :D
I think the book would make a great movie even nowadays. Well, I'm glad you're enjoying it. I wonder where the rest of our Dumas crews went off to? :)
hi i'm new to the site and stumbled across your conversation about Alexandre Dumas. i've only read The Count of Monte Cristo from his works, and i know that he has over ninety different plays and novels but i was just wondering if anyone could spare me a moment to tell me the names of some of his works as i really enjoyed The Count of Monte Cristo and used to absolutely adore anything the three musketeers. thank you for your generosity.
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Italiansirena, I'm working on a list right now but he has so many it's going to take a while for me to put them in chronological order. Several of his books are series such as the Three Musketeers and it’s been awhile since I read them which means I’ve forgotten their proper order. Nevertheless here's a brief list including some that have been mentioned before. These are all in English but he has many more that haven't been translated I've noticed. Also you can see Aramis’ post about the Three Musketeers series if you’re interested, very informative about the order they should be read in. And I should mention there’s another book to that series which is called The son of Porthos, or, The death of Aramis but it’s been disputed whether or not Dumas wrote it. I enjoyed it as I thought it finished the series nicely overall.
The Page of the Duke of Savoy
Ascanio
The Black Tulip
The Count of Monte Cristo,
Castle Eppstein
Fernande: the story of a courtesan
The Corsican brothers: Corsica-Paris
The great lover and other plays
Horror at Fontenay
Adventures in Caucasia
My memoirs
Adventures with my pets
Adventures in Czarist Russia
All for a crown; or, The only love of King Henry the eighth. (Catherine Howard)
The journal of Madame Giovanni
The Neapolitan lovers
Monsieur de Chauvelin's will; The woman with the velvet necklace; Balanche de Beaulieu
Celebrated crimes
The war of women
Sylvandire
The following books are mostly, I believe, several different series which I don’t have the proper order yet):
Queen Margot,
Le Chevalier d'Harmental or the Conspirators
Louise de La Valliere
Marguerite de Valois
The forty-five guardsmen
The queen's necklace
Ange Pitou or Taking the Bastille
Chicot the Jester
The memoirs of a physician or Joseph Balsamo
The Countess de Charny
The two Diana’s
The Regent's daughter
The queen's necklace
The company of Jehu – 1894
The Knight of Masion-Rouge,
The whites and the blues
And welcome to the group! :wave: In my excitement I almost forgot that! :) :wave:
Wow that's quite an impressive list! :D I can help you sort out a couple of the series there...
The Valois Romances: Marguerite de Valois (La Reine Margot), Chicot the Jester, The Forty-Five Guardsmen
Another series is: Joseph Balsamo (Memoirs of a Physician), The Queen's Necklace, Taking the Bastille (Ange Pitou), The Countess de Charny, and The Chevalier de Maison Rouge (The Knight of Maison Rouge)
Louise de la Valliere is part of the Three Musketeers series. Not sure about the others, though I think The Chevalier d'Harmental (The Conspirators) and The Regent's Daughter are seperate novels.
And a big welcome to you, Italiansirena!! :D
Now that's a big help! Thank you, Stephi. That should really clear it up for her.
I´m a big Dumas fan.Quote:
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and a evan bigger Aramis (Réne d´Herblay) fan!
It's nice to see you over here. I just finished replying to your post about Aramis. Welcome fellow Dumas fan! :wave: Btw, have you read the book where Aramis dies? The final Musketeer.
no.. i am not finninsh whith the man in the iron mask and when i am. then i start reading Harry Potter 6.
I hav to read 25 pages a day to be finninsh in time.
and some days i just don´t have the time, i hade days like that.
What do you mean finished in time? Have you set a deadline for HP6? I should be so ambitious. For some reason I've no desire at all to read it and it's just sitting on my computer desk. But good for you. You'll have to tell me if you liked it or not.
as i toold you i am not English, no I am danish ( that´s the reasen way i can´t spell very good), and Harry Potter 6 is not transtaletet to Danish yet.
I am a big fan og Harry Potter and i hav to read wen it comes, and that means that i hav to be finninsh with the man in the iron mask first, then i have to read 25 pages to
be finnish in time before harry potter comes.
(it comes next saterday)