Massive displays of pyrotechnics have been used for religious purposes and political ends. They delight crowds today much as ...

THE JOURNAL OF MADAME GIOVANNI—Alexandra Dumas—Liveright ($3). Readers of two of the most readable books ever written—The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo—had an ...

ALEXANDRE DUMAS AS ANIMAL LOVER; A Translation of the Great Romancer's Book of His Pets -- Dogs, Monkeys, Parrots, and What Not.

The Count of Monte Cristo is the classic tale of a man slighted by those who he thought trustworthy, who took away his wealth, his love, his freedom. And the sweet sweet act of plotting revenge ...

Alexandre Dumas concluded the adventures of the Three Musketeers with a romantic tale of injustice, revenge, camaraderie and honor.

Pierre Niney (‘Yves Saint Laurent’) plays the hero of Alexandre Dumas’ epic novel in a new French-language version from Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière.

“Les Trois Dumas” may play fast and loose with history, but it teasingly leaves us wanting to know even more.

It is Dumas's own evident enjoyment, not crowd-pleasing effects, that explains the enduring popularity of his work. Richard Pevear has produced a Three Musketeers for our time, currently available ...