Dumas's 'Celebrated Crimes' was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language-has minced no words-to describe 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. It is not within our province to edit the historical side of Dumas, any more than it would be to correct the obvious errors in Dickens's Child's History of England. The careful, mature reader, for whom the books are intended, will recognize ...
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Dumas's 'Celebrated Crimes' was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language-has minced no words-to describe 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. It is not within our province to edit the historical side of Dumas, any more than it would be to correct the obvious errors in Dickens's Child's History of England. The careful, mature reader, for whom the books are intended, will recognize, and allow for, this fact.
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Add this copy of Celebrated Crimes Vol. 6 to cart. $9.95, good condition, Sold by Flip Your Wig rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cloverdale, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1910 by Collier.
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Wagrez, Jacques. Reader's Copy. No Jacket. Book Corners and edges worn through. Front hinge open. Water damage along spine. Tanning. Blue cloth with gilt decorations. Translated by I. G. Burnham.
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Fair. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Number 895 of 1000 copies. Green cloth boards are very scuffed, rubbed and chipped, half of spinecover is missing. Inside hinges are very weak. Fep and next five sheets are detatched but present. Text block is in good condition, uncut pages are clean and unmarked, slight tanning at margin edges.
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Very Good. Later. Very good minus. Browning, Cover rubbed with slight fraying. Title stamp on spine fading and browning. Volume II only. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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1895, Philadelphia, PA: George Barrie & Sons, 1895
