The Works of Alexandre Dumas "The Countess de Charny" "The Chevalier de Maison Rouge" (1893)

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The Works of Alexandre Dumas
—1893, in nine volumes —

New York: Peter Fenelon Collier, Publisher

Original antique wood engravings nearly 130 years old
Sheet size: varies, but approximately 5.25 x 7.5 inches

Alexandre Dumas
(1802-1870)

Alexandre Dumas, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870) was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. Many of his novels, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne were originally serialized. He also wrote plays and magazine articles and was a prolific correspondent.

The original wood engravings below are from a nine-volume compilation of Dumas' works undertaken in the year 1893 by Collier's of New York.

VOLUME 9
The Countess de Charney
A SEQUEL TO "TAKING THE BASTILLE"

The Chevalier de Maison Rouge
A TALE OF THE REIGN OF TERROR
A SEQUEL TO "THE COUNTESS DE CHARNEY"

Dumas' The The Countess de Charny and The Chevalier de Maison Rouge

VOL. 9, Frontispiece
(The Countess de Charney and The Chevalier de Maison Rouge)

YES, MONSIEUR, SAID HE, I AM THE KING!

$10

VOL. 9, Chapter ii
(The Countess de Charney and The Chevalier de Maison Rouge)

YOU WILL ALWAYS FIND ABOUT A MILLION THERE

$10

VOL. 9, Chapter v
(The Countess de Charney and The Chevalier de Maison Rouge)

THE AVENGING SWORD OF MAURICE...

$10

VOL. 9, Chapter vii
(The Countess de Charney and The Chevalier de Maison Rouge)

THE PORTRAIT OF CHARLES I

$10

VOL. 9, Chapter vii
(The Countess de Charney and The Chevalier de Maison Rouge)

YOU ARE A DEAD MAN IF YOU SPEAK SO LOUD

$15

VOL. 9, Chapter xv
(The Countess de Charney and The Chevalier de Maison Rouge)

GAMAIN POINTED OUT THE MANY ALTERATIONS

$10

VOL. 9, Chapter xxiii
(The Countess de Charney and The Chevalier de Maison Rouge)

HE TOOK THE PEN, AND WROTE, FLY! FLY! FLY!

$10

VOL. 9, Chapter xxiv
(The Countess de Charney and The Chevalier de Maison Rouge)

THE FIRST SIGHT HE ENCOUNTERED...

$10

VOL. 9, Chapter xxvi
(The Countess de Charney and The Chevalier de Maison Rouge)

COURAGE! SAID THE OFFICER TO THE SAPPERS...

$10

VOL. 9, Chapter xxxv
(The Countess de Charney and The Chevalier de Maison Rouge)

YOU AT MY FEET? YOU ON YOUR KNEES TO ME? SAID SHE

$10

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