La Constantin
By Alexandre Dumas
23 Nov, 2018
Alexandre Dumas’s work “La Constantin” was first published as part of his eight-volume series “Celebrated Crimes” (1839–40), it recounts the semi-fictionalized story of Marie Leroux and her accomplice Claude. A history of the retribution
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Alexandre Dumas’s work “La Constantin” was first published as part of his eight-volume series “Celebrated Crimes” (1839–40), it recounts the semi-fictionalized story of Marie Leroux and her accomplice Claude. A history of the retribution which overtook these dastardly criminals, this tale of low morals and deep corruption in seventeenth-century France will appeal to lovers of true crime literature and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Dumas’s fantastic work. Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870) was a famous French writer. He is best remembered for his exciting romantic sagas, including "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo". Despite making a great deal of money from his writing, Dumas was almost perpetually penniless thanks to his decidedly extravagant lifestyle. His novels have been translated into nearly a hundred different languages, and have inspired over 200 motion pictures. . Less