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Ali Pasha (1740 – 24 January 1822), variously referred to as of Tepelena or of Janina/Yannina/Ioannina, or the Lion of Yannina, was an Ottoman Albanian ruler who served as pasha of a large part of western Rumelia, the Ottoman Empire’s European territories, which was referred to as the Pashalik of Yanina. His court was in…
In this seventh volume of his Celebrated Crimes, Dumas tells the three tales: of the brutal excesses of Ali Pacha; the tale of the Countess of Saint Geran;and of Murat, whose courage became a legend in the days of the French revolution. Few men have understood themselves better or been on better terms with the…
The Man Who Married a Mermaid (1949) tells the picaresque story of a sailor, Père Olifus, who first marries a mermaid, then embarks upon a series of voyages to a semi-mythical Far East where he enjoys various economic opportunities, but remains plagued by the vengeful astral form of the mermaid wife he left behind. Master…
A mysterious prisoner wearing an iron mask languishes deep within the Bastille. D’Artagnan and the Three Musketeers find themselves tangled in a web of intrigue when suspicions about the prisoner’s identity begin to emerge. The final Musketeer story, “The Man in the Iron Mask” is a gripping adventure novel by one of the masters of…
The implacable Lord Ruthven returns in a new, horror-filled story where the deadliest vampire of all comes face-to-face with an even more fearsome enemy-a female Ghoul of great necromantic powers. Both Ruthven and the Ghoul covet the same humans. The shadow-filled castles of Europe become the stage for the ultimate confrontation between Vampire and Ghoul-and…
Ali Pasha of Tepelena surnamed Aslan, “the Lion”, or the “Lion of Yannina” (1740 – 24 January 1822), was a Muslim Albanian who served as an Ottoman pasha of the western part of Rumelia, the Ottoman Empire’s European territory, which was referred to as the Pashalik of Yanina
Plongez dans le Paris du XIXe siècle, une ville en pleine effervescence où se croisent les destins de personnages hauts en couleur. Les Mohicans de Paris d’Alexandre Dumas nous transporte dans une époque où les changements politiques et les intrigues amoureuses se mêlent aux luttes sociales. Ce roman, à la fois fresque historique et drame…
Les rues de Paris, en pleine effervescence du XIXe siècle, deviennent le théâtre d’une intrigue palpitante où se croisent destins et évolutions. Les Mohicans de Paris d’Alexandre Dumas nous plonge dans une époque où la ville lumière est à la fois un lieu de splendeur et de danger. Au coeur de cette fresque urbaine, des…
