"Celebrated Crimes (Complete)" is one of the earliest works of Alexandre Dumas, the father. He created this work long before his celebrated novels like D'Artagnan or Monte Cristo. Some consider it the source of factual material and inspiration for his further masterpieces. The book covers the cruelties of the Italian families of the Borgias and the Cenci, the Avignon massacre, the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, and the unsolved puzzle of the man in the iron mask, among others. It is an incomparable read that can excite the imagination more than the most prominent works of fiction.