The Borgias

By Alexandre Dumas

Book Overview

The Borgais is the narrative of the events surrounding the Borgias and their many criminal and corrupt deads by the famous French author Alexandre Dumas. Alexandre Dumas, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie; 24 July 1802 - 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas, p?re ("father"), was a French writer. His works have been translated into nearly 100 languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors. Many of his historical novels of high adventure were originally published as serials, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later. His novels have been adapted since the early twentieth century for nearly 200 films. Dumas' last novel, The Knight of Sainte-Hermine, unfinished at his death, was completed by a scholar Claude Schopp who was the leading authority on Dumas and published in 2005, becoming a best seller. It was published in English in 2008 as The Last Cavalier. Odin's Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind's literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1976328357
• ISBN13: 9781976328350
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Not as novelesque as his other works

This is one of the lesser known of Dumas' works, and it is actually the first part of his Celebrated Crimes series.Most of Dumas' writtings are characterized by historically accurate plots together with deep, maybe a bit stereotypical characters. This book is quite different. The characters lay lifeless in the background of the historical document. It is well written and very entertaining but definitely different from his other very well known novels, such as the Musketeer series, Montecristo, the Black Tulip, and so on.Quite honestly, in my opinion, his novels are much better than his non-fiction works such as this one.Regarding form, I was overwhelmed by how careless the editors of this edition are. Theres quite a few typos PER PAGE! Once you're able to overlook this detail, this is a fine read.