Dumas, Alexandre

During the reign of France's King Louis XIII, d'Artagnan and three musketeers unite to defend the honor of Anne of Austria against the plots of Cardinal Richeliu.

Contains a complete plot summary and analysis of Alexandre Dumas' "The Count of Monte Cristo", as well as discussion of the characters and themes, and includes study questions.

Captioned illustration help reluctant readers enjoy the classic story about the rightful heir to the throne who is spirited away at birth and his twin who becomes king.

In seventeenth-century France, Gascon soldier the Baron de Canolles fights his own personal battle as he falls for two powerful women on opposing sides of the civil war.

Cornelius von Baerle, a respectable tulip grower, is falsely accused of high treason by a bitter rival who wants to keep him from achieving the goal of cultivating the elusive black tulip, but Cornelius is able to pursue his passion from prison when he is befriended by the jailer's beautiful daughter, Rosa.