Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870) is a classic not only of French, but also of world literature. A writer who handled the realities of the past with unusual freedom, turning historical subjects into exciting adventurous adventures of his heroes. There is no doubt that Dumas is a wonderful storyteller, and no matter what he writes about, we feel how his heroes live, feel the era surrounding them, and become infected by the author’s flights of fantasy. The fourth and final volume of the author’s selected works includes the novel “Robin Hood,” consisting in two parts: “The King of Robbers” and “The Exile”. The novel “Black Tulip”, which follows it, takes readers to Holland, where serious passions and intrigue flare up around a flower as beautiful as the southern night... And in conclusion, the reader is offered a collection , which contains short stories and novellas by the author. They belong to the genre of love and mystical prose and are distinguished by exciting dramatic plots. Contents: ROBIN GOODCHER BLACK TULIP COLLECTION OF SMALL PROSE: Pascal Bruno Elena Masquerade A Thousand and One Ghosts Dinner at Rossini, or Two Students from Bologna The Gentlemen of the Sierra Morena and the wonderful story of Don Bernardo de Zúñiga The Testament of M. de Chauvelin woman with velvet on the neck