Alexandre Dumas

The story of Edmund Dantes, self-styled Count of Monte Cristo. The victim of a miscarriage of justice, Dantes is fired by a desire for retribution and empowered by a stroke of providence. In his campaign of vengeance, he becomes an anonymous agent of fate. Continued in PART II (10426)

Sequel to PART I (10425) The continuing story of Edmund Dantes, self-styled Count of Monte Cristo. The victim of a miscarriage of justice, Dantes is fired by a desire for retribution and empowered by a stroke of providence. In his campaign of vengeance, he becomes an anonymous agent of fate.

The final adventure of the famous Musketeers, but now they are on different sides in a power struggle that may undermine the young Louis XIV. Who is the prisoner in the iron mask, and why has he been in the Bastille for eighteen years?

Dramatic, stirring, and romantic, the story of D'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, and their famous code of "one for all and all for one," remains an unsurpassed tale of adventure and heroism.

Alexandre Dumas père and fils are among the most popular and widely read authors in French literature, whose works have been adapted numerous times for stage, screen and radio. This BBC radio collection brings together three of their most famous tales of chivalry, heroism and romance. Includes: The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo and The Lady of the Camellias.