Quotes and Images from Celebrated Crimes
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By Alexandre Dumas · First published 1841 · Genre: Non-fiction, Historical, Reference · 19 chapters · 3,711 words
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Indeed, Caesar (Borgia) had the power of persuasion as a gift from heaven; and though they perfectly well knew his duplicity, they had no power of resisting, not so much his actual eloquence as that air of frank good-nature which Macchiavelli so greatly admired, and which indeed more than once deceived even him, wily politician as he was.
At a time when he was besieged on all sides by mediocrities.
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: Alexandre Dumas
- Date: 1841 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Non-fiction, Historical, Reference, Crime
- Length: 3,711 words
- Structure: 19 chapters, 48 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)
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Genres
- Non-fiction — The book is a collection of quotes and images used by Alexandre Dumas in his seminal work 'Celebrated Crimes'. Therefore, it constitutes a non-fictional analysis or study of his source materials.
- Historical — As the original 'Celebrated Crimes' series delves into historical events and characters, any quotes and related images likely refer to or depict historical contexts, making the genre of this book close to historical literature.
- Reference — Reflecting quotes and images used in another work suggests that this book provides reference material for readers interested in Dumas' original work and its historical background.
- Crime — By extension from Dumas' original crime series, this book can be placed in the crime genre as the quotes and images it includes probably revolve around crimes and related narratives.
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crime · history · literature · nonfiction · quotes · images · Alexandre Dumas · celebrated crimes · classics · French literature · 19th century literature · true crime
Contents
- THE BORGIAS
- THE CENCI
- MASSACRES OF THE SOUTH
- MARY STUEARE
- NISIDA
- KARL LUDWIG SAND
- URBAIN GRANDIER
- LA CONSTANTIN
- DERUES
- THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK
- JOAN OF NAPLES
- MARTIN GUERRE
- ALI PACHA
- MURAT
- THE COUNTESS OF SAINT GERAN
- THE MARQUISE DE BRINVILLIERS
- THE MARQUISE DE GANGES
- VANINKA
- SOME FAVORITE QUOTATIONS