Edmond Dantès is Edmund Flagg's 1884 sequel to Alexandre Dumas's The Count of Monte-Cristo. It continues the story of Edmond Dantès after the earlier novel, following him as a deputy from Marseilles during the French Revolution of 1848, with figures such as Haydée and Mercédès returning. A historical adventure novel for readers curious about a 19th-century continuation of Dumas's tale.
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Opening of the book
Edmond Dantès.
THE SEQUEL TO
ALEXANDER DUMAS'
CELEBRATED NOVEL OF
THE COUNT OF MONTE-CRISTO.
By
Edmund Flagg
AN ENTIRE NEW AND ENLARGED EDITION.
"Edmond Dantès," one of the greatest novels ever written, is the sequel to Alexander Dumas' world-renowned chefd'œuvre, "The Count of Monte-Cristo," taking up the fascinating narrative where the latter ends and continuing it with marvellous power and absorbing interest. Every word tells, and the number of unusually stirring incidents is legion, while the plot is phenomenal in its strength, merit and ingeniousness. The superb book deals with the exciting career of Edmond Dantès, who first figures as the
Count of Monte-Cristo, and then as the Deputy from
Marseilles takes an active part in the French Revolution of 1848. Dramatic and graphic scenes abound, the reader finding startling surprises at every turn.
Love,
philanthropy, politics and bloodshed form the staple of
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