Celebrated Crimes

By Alexandre Dumas

Book Overview

A gripping, timeless doorway into a world of shadows and spectacle. Celebrate the cunning, the peril, the moral puzzles that have fascinated readers for generations. Celebrated Crimes gathers Dumas's dazzling array of notorious cases and european crime narratives into a cohesive, richly imagined collection. This is more than a book of stories; it is a journey through Paris in the nineteenth century, where mystery and intrigue unfold with the flair of theatre and the precision of a courtroom drama. The tales read as a refined anthology of classic short stories, crafted to delight both the casual reader and the serious devotee of historical crime fiction. The work stands as a landmark of literary heritage and historical imagination. Dumas's craftsmanship-his brisk pacing, social texture, and moral echoes-continues to illuminate how crime can reveal culture at a moment when cities and reputations were being made and unmade. For fans of Arthur Conan Doyle and lovers of well-told intrigue, the collection offers a bridge between past and present, a template for enduring suspense and thoughtful reflection. Out of print for decades, Alpha Editions now restores this gem for today's and future generations. More than a reprint, it is a collector's item and a cultural treasure, a library study edition that invites curious minds and dedicated readers to revisit classic crime storytelling with fresh reverence.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 935484782X
• ISBN13: 9789354847820
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 852 Pages
• Weight: 4.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 8.5" x 11.0"