Book Cover of Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 1: The Borgias and The Cenci

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 1: The Borgias and The Cenci

by Alexandre Dumas

Dumas's 'Celebrated Crimes' was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language--has minced no words--to describe the violent scenes of a violent time. In some instances facts appear distorted out of their true perspective, and in others the author makes unwarranted charges. The careful, mature reader, for whom the books are intended, will recognize, and allow for, this fact.

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Language

English

Original Language

French

Published In

1839

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Dumas began his career by writing plays, which were successfully produced from the first. He also wrote numerous magazine articles and travel books; his published works totalled 100,000 pages. In the...

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