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The Torture of the Boot

In Marguerite de Valois

Read by John Van Stan

Alexandre Dumas

A historical fiction novel set in Paris (1572) during Charles IX's reign and the French Wars of Religion. Marguerite de Valois, daughter of …

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In Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 2: The Massacres of the South

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 …

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