Résumé
Résumé de Edmond Dantès
À qui s’adresse-t-il ?
For readers who loved Dumas and want more of his world, and anyone who enjoys nineteenth century adventure set in Paris, with love, revolution, divided loyalties and the hope of redemption.
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Edmond Dantès is a novel by the American writer Edmund Flagg, written in the nineteenth century as a continuation of the world of The Count of Monte-Cristo, the adventure of betrayal and revenge by Alexandre Dumas. Flagg was an American author and journalist who spent time in Europe, and he wrote with a clear taste for French settings and colorful historical backdrops.
The book belongs to a long tradition of sequels written by admirers who wished to follow a beloved hero beyond the last page of his first story. Readers of that tradition meet a familiar name in new trouble, the pull of old loyalties, and a city alive with politics. This summary walks you through what such a book offers and how to approach it. First, the setting and the kind of story it tells.
Dans ce résumé
- 1A sequel built on a famous heroFree
- 2Paris as a stage for politics
- 3Love and loyalty beside conflict
- 4Redemption as the quiet theme
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A sequel built on a famous hero
The book takes its title from the name of the hero of Dumas, a man whose life is bound up with injustice, patience and reckoning. A sequel like this one asks what becomes of such a person after his great plan is done. That question gives the work its pull.
Sequels of this kind lean on what the reader already knows. They borrow a name, a reputation and a sense of unfinished business. The reader arrives with expectations, and the author must either meet them or surprise them.
Flagg wrote in an age when serial adventure and romantic fiction were popular on both sides of the Atlantic. Stories of this sort were written to be enjoyed at length, with large emotions and bold settings. Knowing that helps you read it in the right spirit.
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Questions about Edmond Dantès
Who was Edmund Flagg?
Edmund Flagg was an American author and journalist who died in 1890. He wrote fiction, travel pieces and newspaper work, and he took a lasting interest in European places and history.
Is Edmond Dantès a sequel to The Count of Monte-Cristo?
Yes. It continues the world of the hero created by Alexandre Dumas, taking his name for its title. It was written by a different author, so it is a later work by an admirer, not by Dumas.
Do I need to read The Count of Monte-Cristo first?
It helps a great deal. A sequel relies on what the reader already knows of the hero and his past, so reading the Dumas novel first will make this book richer and clearer.
What kind of book is Edmond Dantès?
It is a nineteenth century romantic adventure novel. Books of this type mix love, danger and politics, set against a vivid historical city, and they favor strong emotions and bold turns of fortune.
What themes does the book deal with?
The book turns on love, revolution and redemption. These are themes found throughout romantic adventure fiction, where private feeling meets public conflict and a hero must face questions of justice and mercy.