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Alexandre Dumas is best known for his sweeping adventures like The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, but his literary curiosity took him far beyond the courts of France and the prisons of Italy. In Ammalat-Beg: A Tale of the Caucasus, Dumas... Read Full Overview

"The Ball of Snow" is a travelogue written by Alexandre Dumas, first published in 1903. It is a chronicle of his 1858 trip across the Caucasus, and details his experiences hunting, attending Russian dances, skirting around battles, and braving the harsh elements. An enjoyable... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

""Tales of the Caucasus: The Ball of Snow, and Sultanetta"" is a collection of two short stories written by the prolific French author, Alexandre Dumas. Set in the Caucasus region, the stories are full of adventure, romance, and intrigue. ""The Ball of Snow"" follows the story... Read Full Overview

"The Ball of Snow" is a travelogue written by Alexandre Dumas and first published in 1903. It is a chronicle of his 1858 trip across the Caucasus, and details his experiences hunting, attending Russian dances, skirting around battles, and braving the elements. An enjoyable and... Read Full Overview

Avant-propos Un mot sur la fa on dont l'histoire que l'on va lire est tomb e entre mes mains. J' tais Derbend, la ville aux portes de fer, chez le commandant de la forteresse, o nous d jeunions. La conversation tomba sur le romancier Marlynsky, lequel n'est autre que le Bestucheff,... Read Full Overview

En ce mois de mai 1819, le khan Ackmet sillonne le Caucase pour inciter ses habitants la r volte contre les Russes. Venu chez Ammalat-beg pour essayer de le convaincre, il y tue un officier russe. Les repr sailles des Russes les obligent fuir et se r fugier chez le Khan... Read Full Overview

Un mot sur la fa?on dont l'histoire que l'on va lire est tomb?e entre mes mains. J'?tais ? Derbend, la ville aux portes de fer, chez le commandant de la forteresse, o? nous d?jeunions. La conversation tomba sur le romancier Marlynsky, lequel n'est autre que le Bestucheff, condamn?... Read Full Overview

Un mot sur la fa on dont l'histoire que l'on va lire est tomb e entre mes mains. J' tais Derbend, la ville aux portes de fer, chez le commandant de la forteresse, o nous d jeunions. La conversation tomba sur le romancier Marlynsky, lequel n'est autre que le Bestucheff, condamn... Read Full Overview