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The Cenci, Part 1

In Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 1: The Borgias and the Cenci (version 2)

Read by John Van Stan

Alexandre Dumas

Dumas's 'Celebrated Crimes' was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language--has minced no words--to describe the violent …

Section 1

In Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 8: Part 1: The Marquise de Brinvilliers

Read by John Van Stan

Alexandre Dumas

The crimes of the Marquise of Brinvilliers, a French aristocrat during the reign of Louis XIV, included some of the most famous murders, sca…

Chapter I

In Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 4: Part 2: Urbain Grandier (version 2)

Read by John Van Stan

Alexandre Dumas

This is the dramatic story of Urbain Grandier, a catholic priest, who had a reputation to rival that of Casanova, which ultimately led to hi…

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