PDF Books in Crime Fiction
Cenci
by Alexandre DumasThe Cenci an 1837 novella by Stendhal and an 1840 true crime essay by Alexandre Dumas, père, included in Volume 1 of Celebrated Crimes. Beatrice Cenci was the son of Francesco Cenci, an aristocrat who, due to his violent temper and immoral behaviour, had found himself in trouble with the papal justice more than once. In Rome, they lived in a m..
The Countess of Charny
by Alexandre DumasThe Countess de Charny is part of collection of The Marie Antoinette romances series of novels written by Alexandre Dumas. The Marie Antoinette romances comprise eight novels. The unabridged versions (normally 100 chapters or more) comprise only five books (numbers 1,3,4,7 and 8); the short versions (50 chapters or less) number eight in t..
The Prussian Terror
by Alexandre DumasThe Prussian Terror from Alexandre Dumas. French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure (1802-1870). Set in 1866 during the Austro-Prussian War, this exciting and masterfully-retold story is highly recommended for fans of historical fiction, and constitutes a must-read for lovers of Dumas’s seminal work...
The Countess of Saint Geran
by Alexandre DumasThe Countess of Saint Geran is part of Alexandre Dumas' series of novels celebrated crimes, which contained a collection of semi-fictionalised historical accounts that dealt with some of the most shocking and noteworthy criminal cases in European history. This thrilling and masterfully-retold tale is highly recommended for fans of Dumas’s work..
Taking the Bastile
by Alexandre DumasTaking the Bastile; Or, Pitou the Peasant is a novel of the fall of Louis XVI and his royal family written by Alexandre Dumas. Pitou lost his mother when he was small. He was raised by a stern aunt who did not really love him. He starts knowing the world by going to service. How can this man, Pitou the Peasant (as the subtitle of the nove..
The Sicilian Bandit
by Alexandre DumasMany of Alexandre Dumas' most beloved works are swashbuckling tales of justice and honor, such as The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo. In the short novel The Sicilian Bandit, Dumas turns the tables and recounts the exploits of a brazen and brilliant crook, Pascal Bruno.An episode of “Captain Paul”, it is a classic tale of love, pride..
Vaninka
by Alexandre DumasThe story of Vaninka, generally regarded as the most fictionalized of Dumas’ Celebrated Crimes series, occurs during the short and eccentric rule of Emperor Paul I of Russia. Vaninka is a general’s daughter whose love for one of her father’s officers leads to tragic death, savage crimes and perversions of justice...
The Black Robe
by Wilkie CollinsWilkie Collins’s 1881 The Black Robe tells the story of the misadventures of Lewis Romayne in a novel which deals with depression, madness, a fatal duel, marital breakdown, capture by South American ‘natives’, ill-motivated religious conversion, bigamy and disinheritance. The somewhat mad premise is that scheming Jesuit Father Branwell is out to wi..