Edmond Dantès

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Edmond Dantès, by Edmund Flagg

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Title: Edmond Dantès
Author: Edmund Flagg
Release Date: October 24, 2007 [EBook #23183]
Language: English
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EDMOND DANTèS.
THE SEQUEL TO
ALEXANDER DUMAS'
CELEBRATED NOVEL OF
THE COUNT OF MONTE-CRISTO.
AN ENTIRE NEW AND ENLARGED EDITION.
BY
EDMUND FLAGG
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"EDMOND DANTèS," one of the greatest novels ever written, is the sequel to Alexander Dumas' world-renowned chef-d'oeuvre, "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 the novel and are handled with extraordinary skill. Besides the hero, Haydée, Mercédès, Valentine de Villefort, Eugénie Danglars, Louise d'Armilly, Zuleika (Dantès' daughter), Benedetto, Lucien Debray, Albert de Morcerf, Beauchamp, Chateau-Renaud, Ali, Maximilian Morell, Giovanni Massetti, and Espérance (Dantès' son) figure prominently, while Lamartine, Ledru Rollin, Louis Blanc and hosts of revolutionary leaders are introduced. "EDMOND DANTèS" will delight all who read it.
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NEW YORK:
WM. L. ALLISON COMPANY
PUBLISHERS.
* * * * *
COPYRIGHT:--1884.
T. B. PETERSON & BROTHERS.
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EDMOND DANTèS.
AN ENTIRE NEW AND ENLARGED EDITION.
"Edmond Dantès" the Sequel to Alexander Dumas' masterpiece, "The Count of Monte-Cristo," is a novel that will delight, entertain and instruct all who read it. It has wonderful fascination, absorbing interest and rare merit, combined with remarkable power, amazing ingenuity and thorough originality. In it the narrative is taken up immediately at the close of "The Count of Monte-Cristo," and continued in a style of exceeding cleverness. There is a terrible volcanic tempest on the Mediterranean, in which Monte-Cristo and Haydée are wrecked, a vivid picture of the French Revolution of 1848 is given and the love affair of Zuleika and Giovanni Massetti is recounted in a manner unsurpassed for novelty and excitement. The central figure is Edmond Dantès, and about him are grouped Mercédès, Eugénie Danglars, Louise d'Armilly, Valentine de Villefort, Espérance (the son of Monte-Cristo), Benedetto, Albert de Morcerf, Maximilian Morrel, Ali and the other old friends of "Monte-Cristo" readers, as well as numerous political leaders famous in French history, namely, Lamartine, Ledru Rollin, Louis Blanc, Armand Marrast, Flocon, Albert and others. Thiers, Guizot, Odillon Barrot, General Lamoricière, General Bugeaud and other noted historical characters are introduced, as well as Lucien Debray, Chateau-Renaud, Beauchamp, etc. No one can afford to miss the opportunity to read "Edmond Dantès," which is published only by T. B. Peterson & Brothers, who also issue the only correct, complete and unabridged editions of the other volumes of the great "Monte-Cristo" Series, namely, "The Count of Monte-Cristo," "The Countess of Monte-Cristo," "The Wife of Monte-Cristo, Haydée," and "The Son of Monte-Cristo, Espérance."

CONTENTS.
Chapter. Page. I. STORM AND SHIPWRECK, 21
II. THE ISLAND, 38
III. THE CONFLAGRATION, 55
IV. THE NEWS FROM ALGERIA, 70
V. EDMOND DANTèS, DEPUTY FROM MARSEILLES, 82
VI. THE MYSTERY THICKENS, 91
VII. DANTèS AND HIS DAUGHTER, 100
VIII. A VAST PRINTING HOUSE, 116
IX. ARMAND MARRAST, 126
X. THE COMMUNISTS, 134
XI. "WAIT AND HOPE," 168
XII. THE MYSTERIOUS PRIMA DONNA, 178
XIII. THE ITALIAN LOVER, 195
XIV. THE MINUTE VIALS, 202
XV. THE UNKNOWN NURSE, 208
XVI. A NOTABLE FêTE, 215
XVII. THE REVOLUTION BEGINS, 244
XVIII. THE MIDNIGHT CONCLAVE, 251
XIX. THE SECOND DAY, 257
XX. ANOTHER MIDNIGHT CONCLAVE, 269
XXI. THE THIRD DAY, 278
XXII. THE LAST SESSION OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, 294
XXIII. THE SACK OF THE TUILERIES, 303
XXIV. A MEMORABLE NIGHT, 306
XXV. THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT, 313
XXVI. DANTèS AND MERCéDèS, 323
XXVII. ESPéRANCE AND ZULEIKA, 334
XXVIII. CAPTAIN JOLIETTE'S LOVE, 343
XXIX. ZULEIKA GOES TO M. DANTèS, 355
XXX. TWO INTERVIEWS, 362
XXXI. VAMPA'S ANSWER, 371

EDMOND DANTèS.
THE SEQUEL TO
THE COUNT OF MONTE-CRISTO.
CHAPTER I.
STORM AND SHIPWRECK.
The Count of Monte-Cristo, with the beautiful Haydée clinging lovingly about his neck, her head pillowed upon his shoulder, stood on the deck of his superb yacht, the Alcyon, gazing at the fast-vanishing isle where he had left Maximilian Morrel and Valentine de Villefort.
It was just daybreak, but by the faint glimmering light he could plainly distinguish the figures of a man and a woman upon the distant beach. They were walking arm in arm.