Book Cover of Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 2: The Massacres of the South

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 2: The Massacres of the South

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.

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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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