Dumas' familiar epicness condensed into short story form. Five stories oscillate between comedy and tragedy. There are lots of odd coincidences and colorful characters packed into a hundred some pages.

I'd recommend this for anyone who enjoyed Dumas' novels, or maybe wanted to read Dumas but has been intimidated by the size of his more well known works. ( )

Some interesting stories that I hadn't previously heard of. "The Cabriolet Driver" is by turns hilarious and touching.

http://www.susanhatedliterature.net/the-masked-ball-and-other-stories/ ( )