num_pages: 244
description: In 2002 for the bicentennial of Dumas' birth, French President Jacques Chirac had a ceremony honoring the author by having his ashes reinterred at the mausoleum of the Panthéon of Paris, where many French luminaries were buried. The proceedings were the new coffin was draped in a blue velvet cloth and carried on a caisson flanked by four mounted Republican Guards costumed as the four Musketeers. It was transported through Paris to the Panthéon. In his speech, President Chirac "With you, we were D'Artagnan, Monte Cristo, or Balsamo, riding along the roads of France, touring battlefields, visiting palaces and castles--with you, we dream." CELEBRATED CRIMES Vol I, Part 1: The Borgias was not written for children. Dumas has minced no words in describing the violent scenes of a violent time. In some instances facts appear distorted out of their true perspective and in others the author makes unwarranted charges. The careful, mature reader -- for whom the books are intended -- will recognize and allow for this fact. (Jacketless library hardcover.)
language: English
title: The Borgias
titlecomplete: The Borgias
characters: Cesare Borgia, Pope Alexander VI, Lucrezia Borgia, Giovanni Borgia
genres: 19th Century, French Literature, Classics, France, History, Crime, Historical, Italy, Nonfiction, Literature
ratings_count: 2103
places: Florence, Tuscany
series: Celebrated Crimes
publisher: Wildside Pr