Celebrated Crimes

1895. Illustrated by Jacques Wagrez of Paris. Volume III. Massacres of the South 1551-1815. Dumas, French novelist and playwright, is now primarily recognized for his historical novels, which include the ever popular Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo. Celebrated Crimes is a series of stories based upon historical records, from the pen of Dumas when he was a rising young dramatist and a lion in the literary set and world of fashion. In this volume Dumas writes about how the death of Henri IV led to new conflicts, whose first successes was on the side of the Protestants, but over time were won by the Catholics. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.