pFirst published in 2005. A cookery book by the author of The Three Muskateers and The brCount of Monte Cristo may seen an improbability. Yet Alexandre brDumas was an expert cook- his love of food was said to be equalled bronly by his love of women - and his Great Dictionary of Cuisine, brwritten to be read by worldly people and used by professionals and brpublished posthumously in 1873, it is a masterpiece in its own right. brThis abridged version of the Dictionary is designed to be both useful brand entertaining. A glance at the Index will show that there are brhundreds of recipes - for sauces, soups, meat, fish, eggs, poultry and brgame - not all kitchen-tested with modern ingredients, but well within brthe scope of an experienced and imaginative cook.p