These volumes of "Celebrated Crimes" include unique material, and their inspirations are also distinct. They are a collection of historical fiction stories written by Alexandre Dumas, pere, when he was still a rising young dramatist and a lion in the literary community and the world of fashion, rather than "the older" or the creator of D'Artagnan or Monte Cristo. The Crimes were released in eight volumes with 18 titles in Paris in 1839–1840. They have historical and dramatic significance in addition to helping current readers understand the semi-lawlessness that prevailed in Europe during the middle ages. The annals of the Borgias and the Cenci are included in the first book. One of the most bizarre tales is that of Urbain Grandier, who was the innocent target of a cunning and persistent religious plan and who Dumas dramatized in 1850. The second book details the bloody acts committed in the south of France over a lengthy period in the name of religion, which also drenched the beautiful countryside around Avignon in blood. The third book tells the tale of Mary Queen of Scots, another person who died violently and whose name has been the subject of an ongoing debate.
Alexandre Dumas Pere was a French writer and dramatist, born on 24 July 1802. His father was a general in French army who fought in the French Revolution. Dumas father died in his early childhood so his mother brought him up in difficult conditions. Inspiring stories of his father's heroic military life gave him spectacular vision for historical, adventurous and heroic writing. Aristocratic background of his father helped him to get a job and he went Paris for employment. His interest in writing and theatre also evolved and he began his writing work with magazine article writing. In 1828, he wrote first solo play Henry III At The Court. His famous literary works - The Three Musketeers, Queen Margot, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Lady of the Camellias, Twenty Years After, etc. Alexandre Dumas has written on universal human themes of unity, faith, love, romance, loyalty, treachery, revenge and repossession. He died in 1870.
