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What comes after revenge, when old loyalties pull a familiar hero into a Paris alive with revolution?
In Edmond Dantès, Edmund Flagg returns to the world of Alexandre Dumas’s The Count of Monte-Cristo. His hero carries a past bound up with injustice, patience, and reckoning. This adventure asks what becomes of such a man after his great plan is done—and what might still call him forward.
The streets of Paris provide the stage, with revolution shaping the world around Dantès. Love and old loyalties sit beside political conflict, while redemption offers a quieter concern. For readers drawn to the original story, the invitation is simple: follow a familiar name beyond that last page, into new trouble.
What you’ll discover
- A hero beyond revenge Follow Dantès into a continuation that asks what remains after a long pursuit of reckoning.
- Paris in revolution Enter streets where political struggle gives the adventure its restless setting.
- The pull of loyalty Discover how old loyalties draw a familiar hero toward fresh trouble.
- Love beside conflict Find a romantic concern woven into a world of larger struggles.
- A road toward redemption Explore the possibility of something gentler beyond the demands of vengeance.
Who will love it
You will enjoy this book if you like sequels that follow beloved characters, historical fiction among real politicians, stories of barricades, and a hero who tries to turn wealth into good.
What’s inside
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- Revenge follows Dantès out to sea
- A private fortune finds a public purpose
- Old enemies reach the new family
- Information becomes an instrument of change
- Illness brings Mercédès out of hiding
- Preparation meets anger on the streets
- Service replaces the desire to rule
- An oath puts love under suspicion
- Public reform cannot settle private doubts
Who’s who
- Edmond DantèsThe former Count of Monte-Cristo, now a Paris deputy, who spends his fortune on the cause of the poor and hides his own past.
- HaydéeHis Greek wife, devoted and gentle, who fears that her son will be drawn into his father's political struggles.
- EspéranceDantès's brave son, who fights for the Republic and keeps a mysterious oath that darkens his sister's love.
- ZuleikaDantès's daughter, who loves a Roman viscount and trusts his innocence despite the accusation made against him.
- MercédèsThe widowed Countess de Morcerf, who nurses Dantès through his illness and becomes his wife.
- Giovanni MassettiA Roman viscount who courts Zuleika, yet will not explain his old quarrel with her brother.
- BenedettoAn escaped convict and bandit chief who hunts the Count and aims to destroy his family.
- Albert de MorcerfA soldier known as Captain Joliette, who loves the singer Louise d'Armilly and wants to marry her.
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Edmond Dantès
by Edmund Flagg
The former Count of Monte-Cristo plots a revolution in Paris while a secret threatens his children.
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What does a man do when his revenge is finished and nothing is left to punish? Edmond Dantès, once the Count of Monte-Cristo, sails away from his island with Haydée at his side.
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A calm sea becomes a wrecking storm
The story begins at dawn on the yacht Alcyon. The Count watches the Isle of Monte-Cristo shrink behind him, where Maximilian Morrel and Valentine de Villefort stand waving. He tells Haydée that God made the young pair happy and that he was only an instrument. He adds that he regrets taking vengeance into his own hands.
On the evening of October 15 he offers Haydée her freedom before he marries her. She accepts it only so she can give herself to him by choice. Lightning flashes in a cloudless sky, and he calls it the seal of God on their betrothal.
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Flagg, Edmund. Edmond Dantès. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/edmond-dantes.
Flagg, E. (2026). Edmond Dantès. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/edmond-dantes
Flagg, Edmund. Edmond Dantès. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/edmond-dantes.
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What is Edmond Dantès by Edmund Flagg about?
It continues the story of the Count of Monte-Cristo as he sails away with Haydée. He becomes a radical deputy in Paris, spends his fortune on reform, guides the 1848 revolution and faces a secret that threatens his son and daughter.
Do you need to read The Count of Monte-Cristo first?
It helps, because many characters return, such as Mercédès, Beauchamp, Debray and Albert de Morcerf. Even so, the book explains the main events of the earlier story through memories and conversation, so new readers can follow it.
Is Edmond Dantès based on real history?
The characters from Dumas are invented, but the setting is real. The book follows the revolution of February 1848 in Paris, with real figures such as Lamartine, Louis Blanc, Marrast, Guizot and King Louis Philippe.
The author
Edmund Flagg
1815–1890 · American novelist
Edmund Flagg (1815–1890) was an American writer born in Wiscasset, Maine. He worked as a lawyer and journalist and lived in the United States. His travel book The Far West appeared in 1838. He also wrote novels, including Edmond Dantès and Monte-Cristo’s Daughter.
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