Podcasts about Alexandre Dumas

Garbure: The Great Slow-Cooked Soup of Gascony | Food Tour de FranceGarbure — the thick, slow-cooked cabbage and duck confit soup of the Gascon and Béarnais tradition — is one of the great dishes of southwest France and one of the most honest expressions of what French mountain cooking actually is. Today's Food Tour de France episode starts in Pau — the second of two consecutive episodes in this elegant Pyrenean city — and tells the full story of a dish that has been feeding the people of Gascony for centuries. Born in the farmhouses and field kitchens of the rural southwest, built from whatever the season provides — green cabbage, haricot tarbais beans, duck confit, dried pork, potatoes, leeks, garlic — and left to simmer slowly on the stove from morning until evening. Théophile Gautier put it in a novel. Alexandre Dumas gave recipes for it. And the rule for how thick it should be has never changed — thick enough to stand a spoon in.The episode covers the full history and tradition of garbure — from its Occitan origins and first written references in the sixteenth century, through its role as the daily food of Gascon peasants, to the modern fermes-auberges and village festivals where it is still served today in enormous shared pots. We cover the regional variations — the horse cabbage of the Landes version, the duck confit and tarbais beans of the Gers version, the slow reduction of the Béarnais version that Anatole France described as having remained twenty-four hours on the fire — and the wines that belong alongside it. Madiran, Irouléguy, Pacherenc-du-Vic-Bilh. And finally the great tradition of the chabrot — pouring red wine directly into the last of the broth in the bowl and drinking it together — which the etiquette books ignore and the Gascons have always done anyway.The Food Tour de France is a daily series running alongside the 2026 Tour de France on Fabulously Delicious — one episode for every stage start and finish. This episode connects directly to the haricot tarbais episode from Lannemezan — the bean that is essential to any serious garbure — and to tomorrow's béarnaise episode, which tells the story of the other great food associated with Pau. A city that has given two episodes and two very different expressions of southwest French food culture to this series. Search Fabulously Delicious on Spotify and Apple Podcasts for the full series.As Fabulously Delicious steps into its sixth year, one thing is clearer than ever: five years of French food culture has taught Andrew that the subject is genuinely inexhaustible. My book Paris: A Fabulous Food Guide to the World's Most Delicious City is your ultimate companion. This is a new 2026 update for the book and you'll find hand-picked recommendations for the best boulangeries, patisseries, wine bars, cafés, and restaurants that truly capture the flavor of Paris. You can order it online at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠andrewpriorfabulously.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For those who want to take things further, why not come cook with me here in Montmorillon, in the heart of France's Vienne region? Combine hands-on French cooking classes with exploring charming markets, tasting regional specialties, and soaking up the slow, beautiful pace of French countryside life. Find all the details at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠andrewpriorfabulously.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can help keep the show thriving by becoming a paid subscriber on substack where you'll also get fabulous extra content. Every contribution makes a huge difference. Join here at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Merci beaucoup!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#FrenchFoodPodcast #FabulouslyDelicious #foodpodcast #garbure #goudale #chabrot #pau #FrenchFood #FoodTourDeFrance #TourDeFrance2026

Sauce Béarnaise: The Classic French Sauce That Isn't From Béarn | Food Tour de FranceSauce béarnaise — one of the great sauces of classical French cuisine, named after the Béarn region of the southwest and associated with the city of Pau — was not actually created in Béarn at all. Today's Food Tour de France episode finishes in Pau and tells the full and rather wonderful story of a sauce invented in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, just outside Paris, by a chef called Jean-Louis-François Collinet who looked up at a bust of Henri IV on the wall — the king who was born in Pau — and named his accidental creation after the king's hometown on the spot. A hot emulsified sauce of clarified butter, egg yolks, shallots, tarragon and chervil that became one of the defining preparations of French gastronomy. Named after a place it has nothing to do with. Which is, in French food history, not even slightly unusual.The episode covers the full origin story of béarnaise — the failed shallot reduction that became a classic, the involvement of Alexandre Dumas as possible co-inventor, the specific role of tarragon that makes béarnaise béarnaise and nothing else — and the technique that Fernand Point, whose episode we covered earlier in the main Fabulously Delicious series, described with characteristic precision. A béarnaise, he said, is nothing but an egg yolk, a shallot and a little tarragon — but it takes years of practice before the result is perfect. The episode also covers the small family of derivatives that béarnaise has spawned — sauce Choron with tomato, sauce Foyot with meat glaze, and the sauce paloise of the Basque country, where mint replaces the tarragon and the result is served with lamb.The Food Tour de France is a daily series running alongside the 2026 Tour de France on Fabulously Delicious — one episode for every stage start and finish. Pau gets two episodes in the series — yesterday's garbure episode covered the great slow-cooked cabbage and duck stew of the Gascon tradition, and today the béarnaise completes the picture of a city whose name is attached to two of the most celebrated things in French food culture — one of which it actually produced, and one of which it definitely did not. Search Fabulously Delicious on Spotify and Apple Podcasts for the full series.As Fabulously Delicious steps into its sixth year, one thing is clearer than ever: five years of French food culture has taught Andrew that the subject is genuinely inexhaustible. My book Paris: A Fabulous Food Guide to the World's Most Delicious City is your ultimate companion. This is a new 2026 update for the book and you'll find hand-picked recommendations for the best boulangeries, patisseries, wine bars, cafés, and restaurants that truly capture the flavor of Paris. You can order it online at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠andrewpriorfabulously.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For those who want to take things further, why not come cook with me here in Montmorillon, in the heart of France's Vienne region? Combine hands-on French cooking classes with exploring charming markets, tasting regional specialties, and soaking up the slow, beautiful pace of French countryside life. Find all the details at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠andrewpriorfabulously.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can help keep the show thriving by becoming a paid subscriber on substack where you'll also get fabulous extra content. Every contribution makes a huge difference. Join here at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Merci beaucoup!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#FrenchFoodPodcast #FabulouslyDelicious #foodpodcast #saucebearnaise #Béarnaise #pau #FrenchFood #FoodTourDeFrance #TourDeFrance2026

"Celebrated Crimes Vol 5: Derues La Constantin" by Alexandre Dumas delves into the fascinating world of notorious criminals and their infamous deeds, as part of a broader eight-volume collection exploring the darker sides of European history. This volume not only recounts the chilling tales of figures like Derues but also examines the societal implications of crime and justice. Dumas, with the help of friends, offers a compelling narrative that resonates with timeless themes of morality, human nature, and the consequences of one's actions. Listening to this audiobook provides a captivating glimpse into the past, reminding us of the complexities of crime and the enduring intrigue it holds in our collective consciousness.

Annie Sargent and Elyse Rivin dig into the life of Alexandre Dumas Père — and it's a wild ride. His grandmother was a slave. His father was the French army's first non-white general. Napoleon destroyed that father, and Dumas never forgot it. He wrote over 100 novels, went broke twice, helped unify Italy, and ran the museums of Naples — including Pompeii. Oh, and he wrote a cookbook. Elyse brings the research, Annie brings the questions, and together they make French history genuinely fun. Hit play. And if you enjoy this, subscribe — a new episode drops every Sunday. Listen to the episode ad-free Table of Contents for this Episode Today on the podcast: Alexandre Dumas Podcast supporters Magazine segment Meet Dumas A Larger Than Life Figure His Father the General Napoleon and Injustice Racism and Early Schooling Dreaming of Stories Paris and The Stage Fame Money and Excess Translations and Travels Serialized Novels Begin Collaborators and Style Breakout Novels Travel Writing Begins Debt and Coauthor Fight Theater Gamble and Backlash Exile Trips and Hugo Visit Garibaldi Adventure in Italy Return and Late Career Shift Stroke Death and Legacy Monumental Output Why Films Love Dumas Romance Action Style History Names Not Facts Panthéon Farewell Patreon Thanks and Perks France Heatwave Update Air Quality and Ozone Alerts France Air Conditioning Debate Heat Pumps and Home Comfort Environmental Concerns and Reality Travel Tips for Staying Cool Hydration and Best Travel Timing Cutting Emissions and Going Electric Newsletter and Next Episode Tease Next week on the podcast Final Thanks and Goodbye Copyright More episodes about French history #JoinUsInFrance, #FrancePodcast, #Francophile, #FranceTravelTips, #RealFrance, #AlexandreDumas, #FrenchLiterature, #ThreeMusketeers, #CountOfMonteCristo, #FrenchHistory, #HistoricalFiction, #ClassicLiterature, #FrenchCulture, #FranceTravel, #VisitFrance, #Paris, #LivingInFrance, #MovingToFrance, #TravelPodcast, #FrenchLife

The Three Hogzketeers commandeer an airship and rob Da Vinci's vault as they talk about Paul W.S. Anderson's lively and colorful (and wife-ogling) adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers! Upcoming slop docket: July - Super Mario Sunshine August - ??? September - Billy Bat

The Three Hogzketeers commandeer an airship and rob Da Vinci's vault as they talk about Paul W.S. Anderson's lively and colorful (and wife-ogling) adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers! Upcoming slop docket: July - Super Mario Sunshine August - ??? September - Billy Bat

The contents of these volumes of 'Celebrated Crimes', as well as the motives which led to their inception, are unique. They are a series of stories based upon historical records, from the pen of Alexandre Dumas, pere, when he was not "the elder," nor yet the author of D'Artagnan or Monte Cristo, but was a rising young dramatist and a lion in the literary set and world of fashion.The third volume is devoted to the story of Mary Queen of Scots, another woman who suffered a violent death, and around whose name an endless controversy has waged. Dumas goes carefully into the dubious episodes of her stormy career, but does not allow these to blind his sympathy for her fate. Mary, it should be remembered, was closely allied to France by education and marriage, and the French never forgave Elizabeth the part she played in the tragedy.Translated by George Burnham Ives.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The contents of these volumes of 'Celebrated Crimes', as well as the motives which led to their inception, are unique. They are a series of stories based upon historical records, from the pen of Alexandre Dumas, pere, when he was not "the elder," nor yet the author of D'Artagnan or Monte Cristo, but was a rising young dramatist and a lion in the literary set and world of fashion.The third volume is devoted to the story of Mary Queen of Scots, another woman who suffered a violent death, and around whose name an endless controversy has waged. Dumas goes carefully into the dubious episodes of her stormy career, but does not allow these to blind his sympathy for her fate. Mary, it should be remembered, was closely allied to France by education and marriage, and the French never forgave Elizabeth the part she played in the tragedy.Translated by George Burnham Ives.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The contents of these volumes of 'Celebrated Crimes', as well as the motives which led to their inception, are unique. They are a series of stories based upon historical records, from the pen of Alexandre Dumas, pere, when he was not "the elder," nor yet the author of D'Artagnan or Monte Cristo, but was a rising young dramatist and a lion in the literary set and world of fashion.The third volume is devoted to the story of Mary Queen of Scots, another woman who suffered a violent death, and around whose name an endless controversy has waged. Dumas goes carefully into the dubious episodes of her stormy career, but does not allow these to blind his sympathy for her fate. Mary, it should be remembered, was closely allied to France by education and marriage, and the French never forgave Elizabeth the part she played in the tragedy.Translated by George Burnham Ives.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The contents of these volumes of 'Celebrated Crimes', as well as the motives which led to their inception, are unique. They are a series of stories based upon historical records, from the pen of Alexandre Dumas, pere, when he was not "the elder," nor yet the author of D'Artagnan or Monte Cristo, but was a rising young dramatist and a lion in the literary set and world of fashion.The third volume is devoted to the story of Mary Queen of Scots, another woman who suffered a violent death, and around whose name an endless controversy has waged. Dumas goes carefully into the dubious episodes of her stormy career, but does not allow these to blind his sympathy for her fate. Mary, it should be remembered, was closely allied to France by education and marriage, and the French never forgave Elizabeth the part she played in the tragedy.Translated by George Burnham Ives.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The contents of these volumes of 'Celebrated Crimes', as well as the motives which led to their inception, are unique. They are a series of stories based upon historical records, from the pen of Alexandre Dumas, pere, when he was not "the elder," nor yet the author of D'Artagnan or Monte Cristo, but was a rising young dramatist and a lion in the literary set and world of fashion.The third volume is devoted to the story of Mary Queen of Scots, another woman who suffered a violent death, and around whose name an endless controversy has waged. Dumas goes carefully into the dubious episodes of her stormy career, but does not allow these to blind his sympathy for her fate. Mary, it should be remembered, was closely allied to France by education and marriage, and the French never forgave Elizabeth the part she played in the tragedy.Translated by George Burnham Ives.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The contents of these volumes of 'Celebrated Crimes', as well as the motives which led to their inception, are unique. They are a series of stories based upon historical records, from the pen of Alexandre Dumas, pere, when he was not "the elder," nor yet the author of D'Artagnan or Monte Cristo, but was a rising young dramatist and a lion in the literary set and world of fashion.The third volume is devoted to the story of Mary Queen of Scots, another woman who suffered a violent death, and around whose name an endless controversy has waged. Dumas goes carefully into the dubious episodes of her stormy career, but does not allow these to blind his sympathy for her fate. Mary, it should be remembered, was closely allied to France by education and marriage, and the French never forgave Elizabeth the part she played in the tragedy.Translated by George Burnham Ives.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Intrattenimento e informazione, musica, cultura, i fatti del giorno e la rassegna stampa con i vostri messaggi in diretta: tutto questo è Radio Vaticana con Voi! Anche oggi insieme per iniziare la giornata con numerosi ospiti! Come ogni giorno, protagonisti gli ascoltatori! Intervieni in diretta tramite WhatsApp al numero 335 1243722 Puntata curata e condotta da Francesco De Remigis e Stefania Ferretti Con Massimiliano Menichetti, vicedirettore editoriale dei media vaticani e responsabile di Radio Vaticana - Vatican News abbiamo commentato la catechesi dell'Angelus domenicale, l'incoraggiamento di Leone XIV a testimoniare il Vangelo "anche là dove il suo valore non è compreso o accettato". Dall'exurcus sul Viaggio Apostolico del Papa in Spagna, alla Visita Pastorale a Pavia fino alla prossima Visita a Lampedusa, abbiamo approfondito i richiami del Pontefice a non voltarsi dall'altra parte di fronte a chi cerca protezione e sicurezza nel complesso tema del fenomeno migratorio. In studio, per la consueta rubrica culturale "Spigolature", con Gabriele Nicolò dell'Osservatore Romano siamo andati alla scoperta di una figura poco nota che ha avuto un ruolo fondamentale nella stesura del "Conte di Montecristo" di Alexandre Dumas, Auguste Maquet. Con l'artista altoatesina Sigrid Platner, già nota alle cronache artistiche per la sua personalità creativa fuori dagli schemi e per opere di grande impatto emotivo, abbiamo parlato della sua opera “L'Ultima Cena”, realizzata in mosaico e donata alla Santa Sede. Dal minuto 1:42:20 circa, alla vigilia dei dieci anni del referendum sulla Brexit, del 23 giugno 2016, in cui il cosiddetto “Leave” vinse con il 51,89%, abbiamo approfondito il significato di quella scelta che ha visto dal 2016 al 2026 dimettersi dal numero 10 di Downing Street sei primi ministri; ultimo in ordine di tempo il dimissionario Keir Starmer. Dei rapporti della Gran Bretagna con l'Unione europea, e di questa fase travagliata, abbiamo parlato con Federico Fabbrini, Professore ordinario di diritto europeo alla Dublin City University in Irlanda, direttore e fondatore del Brexit Institute. Andrea De Angelis, vice-responsabile di Radio Vaticana - Vatican News, ci ha raggiunto in studio per un'anteprima sul palinsesto estivo. E con Marco Bellizi dell'Osservatore Romano siamo entrati nel cuore dei mari, con le denunce di Legambiente sugli illeciti nelle aree protette marine; tema approfondito nell'inserto Per la cura della casa comune del quotidiano della Santa Sede. Si ringrazia Marco Guerra, inviato presso la sede romana del Programma Alimentare Mondiale, per l'intervista con Marco Cavalcante, direttore della Divisione Programmi WFP, che chiude la trasmissione di oggi dando la linea alla radiocronaca della Visita di Leone XIV alla Sede del PAM. Tecnici del suono: Luca Rossi e Alberto Giovannetti

We're back with Alexandre Dumas' incredible immortal heroic tale "The Three Musketeers" with Chapter 46- "The Bastion Saint-Gervais"!

“Gli affari? Semplicissimo, sono i soldi degli altri”. Con questa celebre e spietata massima di Alexandre Dumas figlio si apre il nuovo episodio di RadioBorsa, che punta i riflettori su come il capitalismo finanziario si muova costantemente alla ricerca del controllo sui capitali. Questa settimana mettiamo a confronto due mondi apparentemente lontanissimi, ma uniti dalla stessa logica: da una parte Wall Street che guarda allo spazio profondo, dall'altra Piazza Affari che combatte una guerra molto più terrena per la conquista del risparmio degli italiani.Negli Stati Uniti assistiamo al trionfo dell'iper-capitalismo interplanetario con la mastodontica IPO di SpaceX, che debutta in Borsa proiettandosi verso una valutazione record di 2.000 miliardi di dollari. Mentre Elon Musk entra nella storia come il primo trilionario ufficiale , i grandi banchieri d'affari festeggiano commissioni milionarie a suon di bistecche tomahawk e feste sui tetti. Ma dietro l'entusiasmo per razzi, satelliti e intelligenza artificiale, si nascondono valutazioni stellari e dinamiche curiose, come la "regola del pesce" nel diritto spaziale per lo sfruttamento minerario di Marte.Tornando in Italia, si gioca una partita molto più antica e spietata: il grande risiko bancario che coinvolge colossi come Intesa Sanpaolo, Monte dei Paschi, Mediobanca, Banco BPM e Unipol. L'obiettivo non è colonizzare Marte, ma costruire una vera e propria "Fortezza Italia" capace di concentrare e gestire l'iperbolica cifra di 2.000 miliardi di euro di ricchezza finanziaria nazionale. Analizziamo i rischi di questa enorme concentrazione, che potrebbe trasformare il sistema in una macchina da rendita parassitaria, riducendo la concorrenza e aumentando i costi occulti sui portafogli delle famiglie.In questo scontro tra il capitalismo dell'innovazione e quello della rendita, la domanda vitale per l'investitore resta sempre la stessa: chi ci sta guadagnando davvero con i nostri soldi? Ascolta l'episodio integrale per scoprire le dinamiche nascoste dietro queste grandi manovre finanziarie e ricorda che su SoldiExpert.com puoi sempre richiedere un check-up gratuito e indipendente per analizzare i costi reali del tuo portafoglio e assicurarti che i tuoi investimenti lavorino esclusivamente nei tuoi interessi.Questo episodio include contenuti generati dall'IA.

(0:00) Intro *Reference to the Boardroom Governance Summit at Limerick Lane Cellars, Healdsburg, California (Aug 26-27, 2026)  (2:12) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel. (2:59) Start of interview.  (4:00) Origin Story of Emily, and Stewardship  (6:15) From Engineer to CEO  (7:14) Companies that she led: Elo Touch Systems (97-00), Capstone Turbine (02-03), Apexon (04-07) and NovaTorque (09-17). (9:50) Changing geopolitics of manufacturing (10:49) First Boards and Public Company Lessons (first board experience in Japan) "The soft skills are the hard part to do." (15:48) On serving in private VC-backed boards. "If you know one board, you know one board. I mean, they are all so different." (22:43) On serving in non-profit boards. "It's one of the best possible ways to get governance experience." (26:20) CEO Mistakes (32:03) Board Succession for leadership and skills. (35:33) Board Evaluations Done Right  (37:41) What Makes Great Directors. *reference to Leading Edge Stewardship, by Linda Riefler and Mayree Clark (Stanford Women on Boards). "Asking the right question, at the right time, in the right way." (39:57) AI and the Boardroom. (46:16) Innovation Versus Oversight. "The goal is informed oversight without operational interference" (49:34) Teaching Governance to Stanford Students  (52:17) Boards need to have a long-term orientation in this short-term world. (52:34) Books that have greatly influenced her life: The Bible Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty, by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson (2012) The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (1846) (54:12) Her mentors. "[T]hey told me things I needed to hear in a way that I could hear them because it's easy to get defensive." (55:38) Quotes that she thinks of often or lives her life by. "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.' by Margaret Mead. (56:43) An unusual habit or an absurd thing that she loves.  (57:30) The living person she most admires in governance: Bob Joss. Emily Liggett serves on the boards of Ultra Clean Technology and Materion Corporation. She also serves as Lecturer at Stanford GSB, where she teaches corporate governance and board leadership. You can follow Evan on social media at:X: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__To support this podcast you can join as a subscriber of the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at https://evanepstein.substack.com/__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

We're back with Alexandre Dumas' incredible immortal heroic tale "The Three Musketeers" with Chapter 45- "A Conjugal Scene"!

June is the month for dads, so a few staff members have taken some time to tell us a bit about their's. It's also the start of our Summer Reading Program! Tessa and Stefanie talk a bit about what Summer Reading is and how to sign up and earn points. Then Stefanie starts your Summer Reading Journey off with a Random Lines tradition: reading from a book in the public domain. Listen to Stefanie as she reads an excerpt from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, and earn yourself a point towards a prize in our Summer Reading Program. Sign up for Summer Reading at mybcpl.beanstack.org. Happy Reading!

We're back with Alexandre Dumas' incredible immortal heroic tale "The Three Musketeers" with Chapter 44- "The Utility of Stovepipes"!

Steve reads an abridged version of Alexandre Dumas' swashbuckling adventure set in 17th-century France. This version contains many shocking spoilers! Young and hot-headed D'Artagnan leaves his provincial home for Paris with dreams of becoming a Musketeer of the King's Guard. Shortly after arriving, he crosses paths with three legendary musketeers, the noble Athos, the boastful Porthos, and the charming Aramis, and quickly finds himself caught up in their daring exploits. Together, they navigate a world of royal intrigue, deadly duels, secret plots, and courtly rivalries involving the ambitious Cardinal Richelieu and his cunning agents. United by loyalty and the famous motto “All for one, and one for all,” the four companions embark on a series of thrilling missions that test their bravery, friendship, and honor.

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Elizabeth are discussing: Bookish Moments: overseas bookstores and book resources Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: Meredith and Elizabeth imagine books in their own bookstore Before We Go: our new segment featuring a bookish friend post and Elizabeth updates us on her grandbabies Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site). . . .   1:53 - Ad For Ourselves 2:12 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:20 - Bookish Moments of the Week 4:19 - Waterstones 4:22 - Barter Books 4:37 - Foyles 4:38 - Notting Hill Bookshop 5:10 - Goldsboro Books 6:10 - Booklist magazine 8:27 - Current Reads 9:42 - The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett (Elizabath) 14:19 - Where are the Children by Mary Higgins Clark (Meredith) 18:54 - Loves Music, Loves to Dance by Mary Higgins Clark 19:43 - The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff (Elizabeth) 19:47 - The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff 21:51 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live 23:12 - Reliquary by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (Meredith) 24:23 - Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child 29:39 - Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves (Elizabeth, pre-order releases July 7, 2026) 30:00 - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans 32:35 - Theo of Golden by Allen Levi 32:37 - Life, and Death, and Giants by Ron Rindo 32:50 - Fresh Water for Flowers by Valerie Perrin 32:57 - Page & Palette 34:30 - The Astral Library by Kate Quinn (Meredith) 37:29 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 37:30 - The Book Wanderers by Anna James 40:21 - The Rose Code by Kate Quinn 40:22 - The Alice Network by Kate Quinn 40:59 - A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross 43:36 - Deep Dive: Books We'd Stock In Our Own Bookstores 44:37 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore 44:38 - Fabled Bookshop 44:49 - Roots by Alex Haley 45:56 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman 47:48 - The Iron House by John Hart 49:03 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes 49:53 - Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum 51:06 - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 52:12 - Red Notice by Bill Browder 52:42 - Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge 54:40 - The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley 54:49 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 54:50 - The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham 55:22 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 55:23 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 56:13 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 57:26 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 58:03 - Running with Sherman by Christopher McDougall 59:06 - Born To Run by Christopher McDougall  1:00:02 - The Red Tent by Anita Diamant 1:00:52 - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent 1:01:17 - Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen 1:01:19 - Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert 1:01:30 - The Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini 1:03:00 - Before We Go Meredith highlights a bookish friend post Elizabeth brings an update and bookish support   Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. June's IPL is brought to you by one of our beloved repeat stores, Schuler Books in Grand Rapids, MI. Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

We're back with Alexandre Dumas' incredible immortal heroic tale "The Three Musketeers" with Chapter 43- "The Sign of the Red Dovecot"!

Milady de Winter is believed dead. But that's never stopped her before.Alexandre Dumas' iconic femme fatale returns in Lucy Catherine's wicked retelling of the story of the Three Musketeers' deadliest adversary.Rescued from the executioner's blade by her shadowy benefactor Cardinal Richelieu, Milady yearns for a fresh start and the chance to reunite with her long-lost love.But the Cardinal isn't done with her yet. He has a new mission for her – one that will propel her into the company of the most dangerous figures in all of Europe.Milady . . . . . Selin Hizli Richelieu . . . . . Carl Prekopp Marie de Medici . . . . . Hattie Morahan D'Artagnan . . . . . Ian Dunnett Jnr Abbé . . . . . Simon Scardifield Comtesse . . . . . Jasmine Hyde Priest . . . . . Chris Lew Kum HoiSound Design: Sharon Hughes, Peter Ringrose, Alison CraigDirectors: Sasha Yevtushenko and Ben HollandsA BBC Studios production.

We're back with Alexandre Dumas' incredible immortal heroic tale "The Three Musketeers" with Chapter 42- "The Anjou Wine"!

French novelist Alexandre Dumas first published The Count of Monte Cristo as a novel in 1844, and it went on to gain a reputation as one of the most compelling stories ever written. It was adapted into film at least nine different times between 1912 and 2002, according to Wikipedia, not to mention a couple of notable miniseries along the way, and even a Simpsons parody episode. What's the story about? Was the character based on anyone from real life?  In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here: ⁠Has the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle finally been solved?⁠ ⁠What are the worst Everest tragedies?⁠ ⁠Why do web addresses start with www?⁠ A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. First Broadcast: 4/10/2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with Alexandre Dumas' incredible immortal heroic tale "The Three Musketeers" with Chapter 41- "The Seige of la Rochelle"!

Dans l'épisode précédent, nous avons découvert l'univers des Trois Mousquetaires. Dans ce roman-feuilleton, l'écrivain Alexandre Dumas raconte une version romancée de la vie de Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan, qui fut capitaine des mousquetaires au XVIIe siècle. Le jeune d'Artagnan que nous avons quitté n'était pas encore mousquetaire... mais il l'était déjà de cœur, et d'amitié! "Conte-moi l'aventure” est un podcast produit par Chérie FM À l'écriture :  Marion Lemoine À l'interprétation : Léa des Garets  À l'enregistrement, la réalisation et au mix : Guillaume Reymond À la production : Spot Machine À la rédaction en chef : Maud VenturaHébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Nous sommes le 12 août 1838. Alexandre Dumas est en visite à Anvers. C'est là qu'il prend la pleine mesure de l'œuvre de Rubens et se découvre une proximité de tempérament avec le génie du baroque. Deux ans plus tard, exilé à Florence, l'écrivain se voit confier la rédaction des portraits de peintres pour la Galerie des Offices. Il se met donc à écrire, entre autre, sur le flamand et s'intéresse aux tableaux que celui-ci a réalisé d'après les commandes de Marie de Médicis, reine de France et de Navarre, épouse d'Henri IV. Chemin faisant, il s'intéresse à Louis XIII, fils d'Henri IV et de Marie de Médicis et mais aussi au Duc de Buckingham, un proche de Rubens… Et l'on peut lire, ainsi, en genèse, quelques éléments fondamentaux qui donneront, quelques années plus tard, l'un des monuments de la littérature mondiale : « Les trois mousquetaires ». Ce que Dumas doit à Rubens, c'est la leçon du jour … Sujets traités : Alexandre Dumas, Rubens, écrivain, Marie de Médicis, Henri IV, mousquetaire Avec nous : Jean-François Viot, maître en lettres romanes et en études théâtrales. Spécialiste d'Alexandre Dumas, père, auteur de « Gustave et Alexandre » ( adaptation pour le théâtre des Mémoires d'Alexandre Dumas) et du commentaire de l'ouvrage de Dumas « Rubens » sorti réédité par les éditions du CEP. Merci pour votre écoute Un Jour dans l'Histoire, c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 13h15 à 14h30 sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes d'Un Jour dans l'Histoire sur notre plateforme Auvio.be :https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/5936 Intéressés par l'histoire ? Vous pourriez également aimer nos autres podcasts : L'Histoire Continue: https://audmns.com/kSbpELwL'heure H : https://audmns.com/YagLLiKEt sa version à écouter en famille : La Mini Heure H https://audmns.com/YagLLiKAinsi que nos séries historiques :Chili, le Pays de mes Histoires : https://audmns.com/XHbnevhD-Day : https://audmns.com/JWRdPYIJoséphine Baker : https://audmns.com/wCfhoEwLa folle histoire de l'aviation : https://audmns.com/xAWjyWCLes Jeux Olympiques, l'étonnant miroir de notre Histoire : https://audmns.com/ZEIihzZMarguerite, la Voix d'une Résistante : https://audmns.com/zFDehnENapoléon, le crépuscule de l'Aigle : https://audmns.com/DcdnIUnUn Jour dans le Sport : https://audmns.com/xXlkHMHSous le sable des Pyramides : https://audmns.com/rXfVppvN'oubliez pas de vous y abonner pour ne rien manquer.Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

REDIFF - Amateur de bonne chair, coureur de jupons, Alexandre Dumas était un grand jouisseur devant l'éternel. Un sublime mégalo qui a brûlé la chandelle par les deux bouts, qui a voyagé par monts et par vaux, et qui s'est distingué par ses extravagances et ses folles dépenses. Il a connu le succès, les scandales et l'exil, avant de trôner au Panthéon de nos grands hommes de lettres. La vie romanesque d'Alexandre Dumas traverse le houleux XIXe siècle, en croisant les révolutions et les grands personnages. Crédits : Lorànt Deutsch, Emma Locatelli. Chaque samedi en exclusivité, retrouvez en podcast un épisode des saisons précédentes de « Entrez dans l'Histoire ».Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

We're back with Alexandre Dumas' incredible immortal heroic tale "The Three Musketeers" with Chapter 40- "A Terrible Vision"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with Alexandre Dumas' incredible immortal heroic tale "The Three Musketeers" with Chapter 40- "A Terrible Vision"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: Indie Bookstore Day and adaptations exceeding expectations. Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: more reading therapy with Mary Before We Go: our new segment featuring something Meredith is curious about and some TBR triage for Mary. Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site). . . .   :10 - Bite Size Intro 2:02 - Currently Reading Patreon 2:10 - Watch Anitra's video HERE 2:47 - Roar by Cecelia Ahern 3:41 - Bookish Moments of the Week 4:05 - Boswell Book Company 6:15 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 6:37 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 9:19 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower 9:44 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 10:07 - Current Reads 10:13 - Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (Mary) 13:37 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 13:51 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree 15:25 - Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite (Meredith) 21:26 - Dan in Green Gables by Rey Terciero (Mary) 21:35 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 24:25 - This Cursed House by Del Sandeen (Meredith) 26:25 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 27:06 - Feral and Hysterical by Sadie Hartmann 28:17 - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 29:22 - Instructions for Traveling West by Joy Sullivan (Mary) 31:44 - Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente 32:45 - The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle Jensen (Meredith) 35:00 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 36:59 - Two Friends Books 38:28 - Deep Dive: Reading Therapy with Mary 40:42 - Slewfoot by Brom 43:11 - @maryoliversdrunkcousin on Instagram 43:18 - The Poetry Remedy by William Siegert 45:27 - The Popcast 45:54 - How We Live is How We Die by Pema Chodron 49:10 - Lightfall: The Girl and the Galdurian by Tim Probert 52:54 - Heartwood by Amity Gage 52:55 - The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella 52:57 - Wreck by Catherine Newman 52:58 - Her Many Faces by Nicci Cloke 53:00 - Spectacular Things by Beck Dorey-Stein 53:25 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman 53:36 - Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen 54:02 - The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill 54:04 - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill 54:59 - It's Ok That You're Not Ok by Megan Devine 55:49 - Currently Reading Substack 56:27 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher 57:29 - Before We Go Meredith brings something she's curious about 57:46 - @Meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram 58:41 - The Perfect Loaf by Maurizio Leo 59:47 - Sourdough by Robin Sloan Mary tries a little TBR triage 1:00:23 - The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid   Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. April's IPL is brought to us from a new to us bookstore, Book & Books in Coral Gables, Florida Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

We're back with Alexandre Dumas' incredible immortal heroic tale "The Three Musketeers" with Chapter 39- "A Vision"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with Alexandre Dumas' incredible immortal heroic tale "The Three Musketeers" with Chapter 38- "How, without Incommoding Himself, Athos Procures His Equipment"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

¿Y si una de las mayores historias de venganza de la literatura no fuera solo ficción? En este episodio de La Biblioteca de Alejandría, nos adentramos en El Conde de Montecristo, la obra maestra de Alexandre Dumas que ha fascinado a generaciones de lectores. Pero no nos quedamos solo en la novela: exploramos también la sorprendente historia real que pudo inspirarla. ¿Quién fue Pierre Picaud? ¿Hasta qué punto la realidad supera a la ficción? ¿Es la venganza justicia… o una forma de perderse a uno mismo? Un viaje entre literatura, historia y moralidad que nos invita a reflexionar sobre el precio de la obsesión y el poder del tiempo. Si te apasionan las grandes historias, este episodio es para ti. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

We're back with Alexandre Dumas' incredible immortal heroic tale "The Three Musketeers" with Chapter 37- "Milady's Secret"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Une île sauvage, interdite, chargée de légendes… et un écrivain qui, sans jamais y poser le pied, va en faire le décor du plus grand roman d'aventure du XIXe siècle. De Montecristo à Edmond Dantès, découvrez comment un simple rocher est devenu un mythe mondial.En 1842, l'écrivain Alexandre Dumas découvre l'île de Montecristo, un endroit mystérieux et légendaire qui deviendra le théâtre d'un de ses chefs-d'œuvre les plus célèbres : le Comte de Monte-Cristo.Franck Ferrand nous emmène sur les traces de Dumas, alors que ce dernier voyage en Italie avec le prince Napoléon. Fasciné par les récits de pirates et de trésors enfouis qui entourent cette île isolée et abrupte, l'auteur ne la visitera jamais, mais elle s'imposera dans son imagination comme le décor idéal pour tisser une intrigue romanesque épique.À travers la légende de San Mamiliano, moine ayant combattu un dragon, et les exploits du corsaire Dragut, Franck Ferrand dévoile les différentes couches historiques qui ont forgé la mystique de Montecristo. Cet héritage nourrit la créativité de Dumas, qui y puise l'inspiration pour son personnage d'Edmond Dantès, injustement emprisonné puis métamorphosé en Comte de Monte-Cristo, avide de vengeance.Avec son style enlevé et imagé, Franck Ferrand nous fait revivre les moments clés de la genèse de ce roman culte, de la contemplation fascinée de Dumas sur le navire à la découverte du légendaire trésor par Dantès.

Une île sauvage, interdite, chargée de légendes… et un écrivain qui, sans jamais y poser le pied, va en faire le décor du plus grand roman d'aventure du XIXe siècle. De Montecristo à Edmond Dantès, découvrez comment un simple rocher est devenu un mythe mondial.En 1842, l'écrivain Alexandre Dumas découvre l'île de Montecristo, un endroit mystérieux et légendaire qui deviendra le théâtre d'un de ses chefs-d'œuvre les plus célèbres : le Comte de Monte-Cristo.Franck Ferrand nous emmène sur les traces de Dumas, alors que ce dernier voyage en Italie avec le prince Napoléon. Fasciné par les récits de pirates et de trésors enfouis qui entourent cette île isolée et abrupte, l'auteur ne la visitera jamais, mais elle s'imposera dans son imagination comme le décor idéal pour tisser une intrigue romanesque épique.À travers la légende de San Mamiliano, moine ayant combattu un dragon, et les exploits du corsaire Dragut, Franck Ferrand dévoile les différentes couches historiques qui ont forgé la mystique de Montecristo. Cet héritage nourrit la créativité de Dumas, qui y puise l'inspiration pour son personnage d'Edmond Dantès, injustement emprisonné puis métamorphosé en Comte de Monte-Cristo, avide de vengeance.Avec son style enlevé et imagé, Franck Ferrand nous fait revivre les moments clés de la genèse de ce roman culte, de la contemplation fascinée de Dumas sur le navire à la découverte du légendaire trésor par Dantès.

We're back with Alexandre Dumas' incredible immortal heroic tale "The Three Musketeers" with Chapter 36- "Dream of Vengeance"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alexandre Dumas et Honoré de Balzac ne se sont pas simplement peu appréciés. Ils se sont profondément opposés, presque en tout. Leur hostilité s'est exprimée parfois publiquement, mais surtout sous forme de critiques, de piques et de rivalité idéologique que de véritables attaques frontales répétées. Une opposition profonde, mais rarement théâtralisée comme un duel ouvert.Ces deux géants du XIXe siècle incarnaient deux mondes incompatibles.D'abord, leur manière d'écrire les séparait radicalement. Balzac se voulait architecte. Il bâtissait une œuvre monumentale, La Comédie humaine, avec l'ambition de peindre la société française dans toute sa complexité. Il corrigeait sans cesse, retravaillait ses textes jusqu'à l'épuisement, noyait ses éditeurs sous les épreuves raturées. Dumas, lui, écrivait vite, beaucoup, avec panache. Il privilégiait l'élan, l'efficacité, le plaisir du récit. Là où Balzac cherchait la profondeur psychologique et la vérité sociale, Dumas revendiquait le souffle, l'aventure, le théâtre du romanesque. Balzac voyait souvent en lui un amuseur plus qu'un grand écrivain.Leur mode de vie nourrissait aussi l'antagonisme. Balzac menait une existence tendue, laborieuse, presque monastique par moments. Il écrivait la nuit, buvait du café en quantités folles, croulait sous les dettes, mais travaillait avec une discipline acharnée. Dumas, au contraire, donnait l'image d'un homme débordant de vie, sociable, prodigue, flamboyant, entouré d'amis, de maîtresses, de collaborateurs. Cette aisance apparente irritait Balzac. Dumas paraissait réussir sans souffrir autant, ce qui, pour un homme aussi obsédé par le labeur que Balzac, avait quelque chose d'insupportable.Il y avait aussi la question, très sensible, de la fabrication des œuvres. Dumas travaillait avec des collaborateurs, notamment Auguste Maquet, qui participait à l'élaboration de plusieurs romans. Ce fonctionnement choquait Balzac, attaché à l'idée de l'écrivain comme créateur total, seul maître de sa phrase. Pour lui, Dumas industrialisait la littérature. Dumas, lui, assumait davantage une logique de production, adaptée à la presse et au feuilleton.Politiquement et socialement, ils différaient encore. Balzac était conservateur, monarchiste, fasciné par les hiérarchies sociales. Dumas, plus libéral d'esprit, plus mobile politiquement, incarnait une énergie populaire et un goût du large qui déplaisaient à Balzac. À cela s'ajoutait sans doute une forme de jalousie réciproque : Balzac pouvait mépriser le succès immense et immédiat de Dumas ; Dumas pouvait voir en Balzac un homme sombre, envieux, volontiers pontifiant.Au fond, Dumas et Balzac se heurtaient parce qu'ils représentaient deux définitions inconciliables de l'écrivain. L'un voulait saisir le réel dans toute son épaisseur. L'autre voulait emporter le lecteur. Deux génies, oui, mais deux génies faits pour se regarder de travers. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

We're back with Alexandre Dumas' incredible immortal heroic tale "The Three Musketeers" with Chapter 35- "A Gascon, a Match for Cupid"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boston Sisters talk with Geri Gallas, founder & owner (daughter), and Irene Zweig, invaluable assistant (mom) of Open Book Chocolates, a woman-owned, daughter-mother, bean-to-bar chocolate operation inspired by classical literature. like Alexandre Dumas's "The Count of Monte Cristo," and Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables." This bonus podcast is a combination foodie and book talk (from page to screen) highlighting the Monte Cristo bar, flavored with porcini mushrooms and peach extract, inspired by Dumas' novel. Geri and Irene also reveal author wish lists, and future flavors for Open Book Chocolates which are available online and at select bookstores. Pair this podcast with episode 87, "THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO - Revenge is Bittersweet" about the recent adaptation of the novel featuring Sam Claflin for MASTERPIECE, the PBS drama series.TIMESTAMPS0:03 - Meeting OPEN BOOK CHOCOLATES founders at JASNA annual general meeting3:47 - OPEN BOOK CHOCOLATES origin story and literary chocolates7:38 - Creating the Count of Monte Cristo bar10:37 - Justice and revenge in The Count of Monte Cristo14:28 - Thoughts on classical literature adaptations of "Jane Eyre"18:12 - 2026 Open Book Chocolate flavor launches24:27 - Where to find Open Book Chocolates------SUBSCRIBE to HISTORICAL DRAMA WITH THE BOSTON SISTERS® on your favorite podcast platformENJOY past podcasts and bonus episodesSIGN UP for our mailing listSUPPORT this podcast  SHOP THE PODCAST on our affiliate bookstoreBuy us a Coffee! You can support by buying a coffee ☕ here — buymeacoffee.com/historicaldramasistersThank you for listening!

L'Origine du monde, peint en 1866 par Gustave Courbet, est l'un des tableaux les plus célèbres — et les plus mystérieux — de l'histoire de l'art. Il représente sans détour le sexe d'une femme allongée, cadré de façon très rapprochée. Mais une question continue de fasciner : qui est cette femme ?Pendant longtemps, l'identité du modèle est restée inconnue. Le tableau, jugé scandaleux, a circulé discrètement entre collectionneurs privés, souvent caché derrière d'autres œuvres. Cette clandestinité a entretenu le mystère.Pendant des décennies, une hypothèse dominait : il s'agirait de Joanna Hiffernan, une Irlandaise rousse, compagne du peintre James McNeill Whistler et modèle fréquent de Courbet. Cette théorie reposait notamment sur la couleur des poils pubiens, qui semblait correspondre à sa chevelure.Mais en 2018, un rebondissement majeur survient.Un historien découvre une correspondance entre Alexandre Dumas fils et George Sand, évoquant explicitement le modèle du tableau. Le nom mentionné est celui de Constance Quéniaux.Qui est-elle ? Une danseuse de l'Opéra de Paris, devenue ensuite demi-mondaine — c'est-à-dire courtisane de haut rang. À l'époque, ces femmes évoluent dans les cercles artistiques et mondains, souvent liées à des hommes puissants.Et justement, L'Origine du monde a été commandé par un diplomate ottoman, Khalil-Bey, grand amateur d'art… et collectionneur d'œuvres érotiques. Or, Constance Quéniaux aurait été sa maîtresse. L'hypothèse devient alors très cohérente : Courbet aurait peint le corps d'une femme appartenant à l'entourage direct de son commanditaire.Un autre détail renforce cette piste. À la fin de sa vie, Constance Quéniaux possédait un tableau représentant des fleurs… dont certaines évoquent subtilement l'anatomie féminine. Comme un clin d'œil discret à son passé.Aujourd'hui, la majorité des historiens considère donc qu'elle est très probablement le modèle de L'Origine du monde.Mais au fond, le mystère n'est pas complètement levé — et c'est peut-être volontaire.Car le génie du tableau tient aussi à son anonymat. Le visage est absent. Le corps devient presque universel, détaché d'une identité précise. Ce n'est pas seulement une femme que Courbet peint… c'est une origine, une réalité biologique, brute, sans filtre.Et c'est peut-être pour cela que, même avec un nom, le tableau continue de déranger et de fasciner : parce qu'il montre ce que l'art avait jusque-là soigneusement évité de regarder en face. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

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Tout le monde connaît les Trois mousquetaires et le Comte de Monte-Cristo, même sans avoir lu les romans. Ces histoires font partie de l'imaginaire collectif, bien au-delà des frontières de la France. Elles ont été adaptées des dizaines de fois au cinéma et à la télévision, et elles continuent d'inspirer de nouvelles œuvres. Mais qui était Alexandre Dumas, l'inventeur de ces personnages mythiques ? Et pourquoi ses mousquetaires sont-ils devenus l'archétype du héros à la française ? Dans cet épisode, Hugo vous présente la vie romanesque d'Alexandre Dumas et la recette qui l'a fait entrer au panthéon des plus grands auteurs français. Retrouvez la transcription de l'épisode sur https://innerfrench.com/e193 Retrouvez nos cours pour améliorer votre français sur https://innerfrench.com/cours 

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: Book adaptations and giving out book recs IRL Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: How to audiobook Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and something Kaytee is curious about Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site). . . . 1:21 - Bookish Moments of the Week 1:35 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 1:41 - PBS app 2:31 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 3:07 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 3:46 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 3:48 - Call Her Daddy podcast w/Sarah J. Maas 4:55 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas 6:55 - Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas 7:09 - @hollyslitmagic on Instagram 9:15 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle 9:31 - The Day the World Came To Town by Jim DeFede 9:48 - Search by Michele Huneven 10:16 - Current Reads 11:00 - The Night She Died by Dorothy Simpson (Meredith, ebook only) 16:52 - Courtroom Drama by Neely Tubati Alexander (Kaytee) 17:02 - Literally A Bookshop 21:30 - The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer (Meredith) 22:51 - We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer 26:23 - Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver (Kaytee) 29:04 - Partita by Barbara Kingsolver (pre-order releases Oct 6, 2026) 29:08 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 29:44 - A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James (Meredith) 29:59 - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James 34:02 - The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James 35:46 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion (vol. 1) by Beth Brower (Kaytee) 43:15 - How To Listen To Audiobooks 55:14 - Before We Go Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post 56:26 - Greenwood by Michael Christie  56:29 - The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah Meredith brings something she's curious about 57:20 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel 57:35 - Footnotes and Tangents   Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March's IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA. Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: Book festivals and new book podcast episodes Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: Revisiting the Currently Reading Press List Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and something Kaytee is curious about Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site). . . . :10 Bite Size Intro 2:01 - Currently Reading Press List 3:00 - Bookish Moments of the Week 3:23 - Tucson Festival of Books 3:54 - If you will be at TFOB, email Kaytee at kaytee @ currentlyreadingpodcast . com 5:17 - The Diving In podcast 6:28 - Current Reads 6:36 - Wreck by Catherine Newman (Kaytee) 6:49 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman 9:50 - Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton (Meredith, Blackwell's link) 12:58 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 15:06 - The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande (Kaytee) 15:14 - Kaytee's Instagram @notesonbookmarks 19:09 - Moon Blooded Breeding Clinic by C.M. Nascosta (Meredith) 19:18 - Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta 25:21 - Love and Fury by Samantha Silva (Kaytee) 25:26 - The Novel Neighbor 26:32 - Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva 26:35 - CR Season 1: Episode 18 27:36 - You're Dead To Me podcast 28:46 - The Once and Future Queen by Paula Lafferty (Meredith) 30:16 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 32:39 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 32:40 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman 34:41 - Revisiting The Currently Reading Press List 34:58 - Currently Reading Press List 38:53 - The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt 39:00 - Pansuit Politics podcast 42:06 - Matilda by Roald Dahl 42:52 - Death at Bishop's Keep by Robin Paige 43:21 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley 43:33 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse 43:48 - Disney War by James B. Stewart 43:52 - The Course of Love by Alain de Botton 44:08 - Shogun by James Clavell 44:28 - Dataclysm by Christian Rudder 44:39 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd 44:51 - Life after Life by Kate Atkinson 45:11 - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton 45:20 - The Vintage Teacup Club by Vanessa Greene 45:29 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 45:30 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman 45:36 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 46:03 - My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows 46:04 - My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows 46:09 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich 46:11 - The Paper Magician by Charlie Homberg 46:25 - The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber 47:15 - Expecting Better by Emily Oster 47:26 - Bringing Up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman 50:14 - Before We Go Meredith highlights a bookish friend post 50:54 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion by Beth Brower Kaytee brings something she's curious about 53:00 - Laura Tremaine's Substack 53:15 - 10 Things To Tell You podcast  55:13 - Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser 55:29 - Kin by Tayari Jones 55:37 - Whistler by Ann Patchett 55:51 - Land by Maggie O'Farrell   Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March's IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA. Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: A new bookish metaphor and book moms in the wild Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: Explaining a Currently Reading literary society Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit you should read. Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site). . . . 1:44 - Bookish Moments of the Week 1:52 - Currently Reading Website 1:56 - Books We Want To Press Into Your Hands 3:03 - Best Books for Babies and Kids 3:42 - Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge 5:55 - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on HBO Max 7:12 - Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin 7:16 - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R. R. Martin (all 3 Dunk and Egg novellas) 7:55 - Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid 8:33 - Current Reads 8:41 - The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon (Kaytee) 11:47 - The Book Wanderers by Anna James 11:50 - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon 11:54 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 13:08 - Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (Meredith) 15:10 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 15:11 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 15:45 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah 22:27 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 24:10 - Six Feet Over by Mary Roach (Kaytee) 27:20 - Gulp by Mary Roach 27:21 - Bonk by Mary Roach 27:22 - Stiff by Mary Roach 28:51 - Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie (Meredith) 32:06 - Agatha Christie's Marple by Mark Aldridge 34:18 - The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden (Kaytee) 34:33 - Charter Books 39:00 - Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (Meredith) 42:28 - Dracula by Bram Stoker 45:21 - Turning Instagram into Bookstagram 47:25 - Sign up for the newsletter on our website 47:26 - Currently Reading Substack 50:48 - Currently Reading Instagram 50:54 - @HelloSunshine on Instagram 50:58 - @BookRiot on Instagram  51:00 - @NYTBooks on Instagram 51:40 - @Iamblackharry on Instagram 52:10 - Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak 52:28 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 52:42 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower 53:42 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 53:48 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore 54:03 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 56:13 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live 58:44 - Before We Go Meredith highlights a bookish friend post 59:34 - The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver 59:54 - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans Kaytee's Book She DNF'd: 1:01:22 - The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor 1:01:28 - Bookshelf Thomasville 1:02:57 - From the Front Porch podcast Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February's list is a special romance curated list from Open Door Romance, The Novel Neighbor's Romance adjacent bookstore in Plainville, MA. Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments: stickers on books and book metaphors Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: if we re-read and why The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site). .  .  .  3:06 - Ad For Ourselves 3:49 - NYT Article about book podcasts "Seven Podcasts for Bookworms" 6:16 - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans 6:22 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas  7:32 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week 14:14 - Our Current Reads 14:25 - The Q by Beth Brower (Roxanna) 14:30 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower 18:22 - For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn 20:18 - Lock In by John Scalzi (Meredith) 23:30 - Starter Villain by John Scalzi 26:41 - The Dead Husband Cookbook by Danielle Valentine (Roxanna) 29:53 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 32:46 - The Governess and the Rogue by Mimi Matthews (Meredith) 35:26 - The Work of Art by Mimi Matthews 35:28 - Gentleman Jim by Mimi Matthews 38:25 - A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar (Roxanna) 43:00 - The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (Meredith) 47:44 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 52:34 - Deep Dive: Why We Re-Read 56:59 - I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid 57:42 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower  1:00:02 - Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood 1:01:11 - Getting Things Done by David Allen 1:01:15 - Essentialism by Greg McKeown 1:01:21 - Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski 1:01:36 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 1:02:09 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher 1:02:22 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 1:02:38 - Meet Us At The Fountain 1:04:18 - I wish to bring back the Currently Reading literary society. (Roxanna) 1:05:03 - @roxannathereader on Instagram 1:06:00 - I want to highlight the show Bookish on PBS. (Meredith) Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February's IPL is a special romance edition with Novel Neighbor in St. Louis, Missouri. Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.  All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: reviving the book space and recs from bookish friends Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: all things special editions The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site). .  .  .  1:39 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week 2:35 - Currently Reading Patreon 4:16 - Currently Reading website to find your readerly type 5:03 - Sidedoor podcast 5:29 - Sidedoor Season 11 - Poison and Poisonability  6:50 - Our Current Reads 6:58 - Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle (Kaytee) 7:13 - @booksbybrady on instagram 11:02 - Voices in the Snow by Darcy Coates (Meredith) 14:51 - Gallows Hill by Darcy Coates 16:17 - Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson (Kaytee) 17:41 - These Truths by Jill Lapore 19:37 - Two Cures for Love by Wendy Cope (Meredith, amazon link) 23:58 - The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel (Kaytee) 26:23 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 26:54 - Bear by Julia Phillips 28:02 - For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn (Meredith) 35:26 - Deep Dive: All About Special Editions 35:41 - Special Edition reel by Docofthedarkarts 36:16 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (special edition) 36:33 - OwlCrate 36:34 - Fairyloot 36:38 - Satisfiction 37:40 - Foyles 38:47 - Still Life by Louise Penny (special edition) 41:01 - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (leatherbound edition, pre-order out Feb 26, 2026) 41:45 - Hunger Games special edition box set 42:20 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 42:24 - The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher 44:29 - The Poet Empress by Shen Tao (deluxe special edition) 46:42 - Meet Us At The Fountain 47:14 - I wish to press Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (Kaytee) 47:15 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots 49:01 - For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn 49:25 - Villain by Natalie Zina Walschots (pre-order, releases May 19, 2026) 50:25 - If you are feeling slumpy in your reading, I wish for you to get your eyes checked! (Meredith) Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. January's IPL is our annual visit to Fabled Bookshop in Waco, Texas. Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.  All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!