Catherine Blum

The latest volume of the illustrated collected works of Alexandre Dumas includes the dramatic story "Catherine Blum" ("The Forest Guard"), which is referred to as "one of the first detective novels in French literature." It is accompanied by the suspenseful novella "Bernard," where the reader will encounter familiar characters and Dumas himself. The book also includes tales and legends about the dark Middle Ages and the tumultuous era of "The Count of Monte Cristo."