The Companions of Jehu, E-bok

The Revolution may be over, but for a band of courageous aristocrats, the fight is only just beginning. This group call themselves The Companions of Jehu . They lead secret lives as highwaymen, using the money they steal to fund the royalist underground movement. They’re led by Roland, a hero with a mysterious past, whose fate becomes intertwined with Napoleon’s right-hand man. It’s a romp that demonstrates Alexandre Dumas’ unrivalled flair for historical fiction. The Companions of Jehu is the first book in The Saint-Hermine Trilogy , followed by The Whites and the Blues . Dumas never finished the third part, The Last Cavalier . Long thought lost, an incomplete version was discovered and finally published in 2005.Alexandre Dumas (1802 - 1870) was a hugely popular 19th Century French writer. Born of mixed French and Haitian heritage, Dumas first rose to prominence in Paris as a playwright, but later gained international fame with his historical fiction. Often co-authored with other writers, these stories wove together swashbuckling adventure, romance, and real events from France’s past. Among the best known are The Three Musketeers , and its sequels Twenty Years After , and Le Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later . Set across four decades, this trilogy follows the rise of the dashing D’Artagnan—from hot-headed soldier to trusted captain under Louis XIV.Dumas’ other novels include The Count of Monte Cristo and The Black Tulip . His works have been adapted into more than 200 movies, including The Man in the Iron Mask starring Leonardo DiCaprio. EPUB3: Reflowable

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