Hanover resident spearheads literacy program in Haiti, her native country Sep 17, 2009
Students at the Alexandre Dumas School in Bon-Repos, Haiti pose for a photo in their classroom ... Experience and trained staff at the Alexandre Dumas School in Bon-Repos provide two-hour long evening classes three days a week to develop the literacy skills of participating members. (Hanover Mariner, MA)
Majestic crams into 90 minutes the shortened versions of nearly 90 masterpieces Aug 21, 2009
Or Alexandre Dumas, who gets treated to a low-pun mispronunciation of his last name that you probably can guess right now. It s all part of the frenetic silliness of All the Great Books, a relatively recent (2002) offering from California s Reduced Shakespeare Company, the same group that created The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) and has given the same reductive treatment to the Bible, American history, Hollywood and all of Western civilization. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Comedy director John Hughes dies Aug 7, 2009
He wrote under the pseudonym of Edmond Dantes, a character in the Alexandre Dumas novel, The Count of Monte Cristo. His credits under the name include Beethoven and Maid in Manhattan. (BBC News -- Americas)
John Hughes, 1950-2009, By Kurt Loder Aug 7, 2009
s (the titular character in Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo). One of these screenplays, after lying around unproduced for 20 years, was exhumed for last year's Owen Wilson comedy "Drillbit Taylor," with unfortunate results. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Book explores moral choice Aug 6, 2009
He tends to read authors like Jack Kerouac and Hunter S. Thompson, whereas I favor Leo Tolstoy and Alexandre Dumas. But its a good thing he has a different assortment of books, because otherwise I probably never wouldve gotten around to reading this weeks piece of fiction. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
What is Young Adult Fiction? Aug 1, 2009
Think: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott , Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Treasure Island and Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson. all books for teens which have made their way to the distinction of great literature. (Suite101.com)
APA Honors the Year's Best Audiobooks at 14th Annual Audies Gala in New York City Jun 1, 2009
com Executive Producer: Shiloh Light Foundation Producer: Luke Thoene Director: Anne Rosenfeld Inspirational / Faith-Based Non-Fiction The Word of Promise(R): Next Generation--New Testament By: ICB Translation Read by: Sean Astin and cast Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc. Executive Producer/Co-Producer: Dan Lynch Producer: Carl Amari Directors: John Kirby and Jeff Lupetin Production Supervisor: Brenda Noel Literary Fiction Elmer Gantry By: Sinclair Lewis Read by: Anthony Heald Publisher: Blackstone... (PR Newswire)
The Man in the Iron Mask Mar 22, 2009
Although Alexandre Dumas created his own version of the story, it cannot be disputed that there was in fact a man that was imprisoned and who was forced to wear a mask ... Some scholars, including Alexandre Dumas, assert that the mask was made of iron. (Suite101.com)
Pauline Bonaparte: A sister of royal caprice and mischief Mar 21, 2009
Paganini was said to have sampled her favors; so too the father of Alexandre Dumas, whose son wrote a tantalizingly discreet account of their visit to her country estate. Chateaubriand delivered slippers to her in Rome, shipped via the diplomatic pouch. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
