Forty five
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Forty five
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Alexandre Dumas the elder (1802-1870) was an acclaimed French writer, playwright and journalist. He was born in Villers-Cotre, a small town in northern France, the son of General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas and Marie-Louise Labouret, the daughter of an innkeeper. Childhood and youth Alexander spent in his native town, where he became friends with a peer Adolphe Leuven; for the future writer, this acquaintance was fateful. Leveon composed poetry and was fond of theater, he was familiar with many Parisian celebrities and often told a friend about the capital's life. Young Dumas was delighted with his stories and decided to definitely become a playwright, for which after some time moved to Paris. There the young man felt the gaps in his education, which he filled by reading classical works, memoirs and historical chronicles. Dumas's plays began to put on the theater stages. They enjoyed resounding success with the public and made large fees, much to the delight of theater directors. Having achieved recognition in the theatrical field, Dumas went to writing articles and novels. The plots of his works often unfolds against the background of various events from the history of France. To write them Dumas studied historical documents, memoirs of famous persons, chronicles of the required period. And yet there is no absolute historical accuracy in his works: Dumas sought to make his novels as interesting as possible, he wanted to fill them with exciting adventures, in this regard, sometimes distorted the facts for the sake of intriguing plot. Such distortions are quite acceptable in fiction that does not pretend to scientific accuracy. Dumas became one of the most widely read authors in the world, and his books are repeatedly reprinted and translated into different languages even after his death. This edition contains his novel Forty-Five. It was written in 1847 and was the final part of a trilogy about the Huguenot Wars (after "Queen Margaux" and "The Countess de Monsoro").
The edition is adorned with illustrations and design elements by three French artists of the 19th century. Jean-Adolphe Boset (1818-1875) was a book illustrator, battle painter, and one of the leading masters of the battle genre of his time. Dieudonné Auguste Lancelot (1822-1895) became famous as a lithographer, engraver, and illustrator of books and magazines; his works were exhibited at the Salon (as the prestigious Paris art exhibition was called). The talented illustrator Edmond Coppin (1815-1899) became well known for his works on texts by Alexandre Dumas.
The edition is adorned with illustrations and design elements by three French artists of the 19th century. Jean-Adolphe Boset (1818-1875) was a book illustrator, battle painter, and one of the leading masters of the battle genre of his time. Dieudonné Auguste Lancelot (1822-1895) became famous as a lithographer, engraver, and illustrator of books and magazines; his works were exhibited at the Salon (as the prestigious Paris art exhibition was called). The talented illustrator Edmond Coppin (1815-1899) became well known for his works on texts by Alexandre Dumas.
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