Le Figaro Magazine has selected twelve must-read books for the summer, featuring authors from Alexandre Dumas to Jack London, to ensure a good literary summer.

The Dutch village of Wolder, near the Belgian border, is awaiting confirmation on whether a skeleton unearthed in a local church belongs to Count d’Artagnan, the historical figure from Alexandre Dumas’s tale.

Alexandre Dumas, a 19th-century French writer and journalist, is remembered not only for his iconic character d'Artagnan but also for his advocacy for the rights of Black people and the poor. His literary contributions and social activism left a significant mark.

Charles de Batz de Castelmore, Count d’Artagnan, who died 350 years ago, remains as popular as ever, largely due to Alexandre Dumas' novels that immortalized him as a legendary musketeer.

A Dutch university is conducting DNA tests to determine if remains found under a church in Maastricht belong to Charles de Batz Castelmore, the noble who inspired Alexandre Dumas's D'Artagnan. The town is eagerly awaiting the results, which could turn a fictional hero into a real historical figure.

The skeletal remains believed to belong to d'Artagnan, the historical figure who inspired Alexandre Dumas's "The Three Musketeers," are thought to have been found under a church floor.

Alexandre Dumas was wowed by it and Burt Lancaster starred there. Now the Cirque d’Hiver has a new spectacle For more than 170 years the Cirque d’Hiver, the world’s oldest circus, has been the scene…