Edmond Dantes: The Sequel to The Count of Monte Cristo

The Sequels to The Count of Monte Cristo #1

by Edmund Flagg, Alexandre Dumas

"Edmond Dantes," one of the greatest novels ever written, is the sequel to Alexander Dumas' world-renowned chef-d'oevre, "The Count of Monte Cristo," taking up the fascinating narrative where the latter ends & continuing it with marvelous power & absorbing interest. Every word tells, & the number of unusually stirring incidents is legion, while the plot is phenomenal in its strength, merit & ingeniousness.

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Literature

230 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1884

About the author

Edmund Flagg (1815–1890) was an American writer, lawyer, and diplomat.

Reviews

[Sheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my second time for this book although it's been quite a few years so I couldn't remember what happened. It was just as good as the first time although I did wonder how the count became so brilliant in every subject such as art, etc. when he spent all those years in prison.

[Shelli King · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was originally published under Dumas' name. However, Flagg virtually ignores the rich characters created by Dumas and focuses on the turbulent politics of the period.

It was a reasonably good book, but I feel that it could have spent more time exploring character relationships while still attending to the important events surrounding them.

[Heather · Rating 1 out of 5]

So I thought it would be relatively interesting, but it truly isn't. I'm sorry trouble was taken to get me this book, but there isn't anything interesting about the beginning. I don't think Dumas should have continued the story. It was good where it ended in the Count of Monte Cristo.

[Brandi Chavez · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was horrid!! Within a short time they kill off the Count's love then fill the book with boring politics and bring Edward back to Mercedee's in a sellout ending. Horrid! Don't waste your time.

[Barbara · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was expecting more Edmond and Mercedes... but it was actually more Le Miserables.... all about the french revolution. Vie Va Republic! With an occational chapter thrown in about the leading character... I mean his name is kinda the title of the book.

[Jason Ryan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Couldn't even read it because it was like a bad xerox of poorly printed text with misspelled words or faded ink. Saw somewhere that this wasn't even written by Dumas. I can believe it. Very dissatisfied

[Steven · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly tedious, manages to mention virtually every significant character in the original book, ends in the middle of a private, heart- wrenching controversy. Who knew they did cliffhangers in the nineteenth century? Ugh.

Apprehensively, I listened to the second sequel, Monte Cristo's Daughter, to find out how the story of the controversy comes out. That was the good book. In the end, I concluded a good editor could filter these two books down to one really excellent book.

[Aloysius Wald · Rating 2 out of 5]

The novel, Edmund Dantes has VERY little to do with Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo. Reading this "sequel" novel it becomes immediately obvious that it was NOT written by Dumas. The 1911 Leslie Judge Company edition is quite careful in failing to mention who actually wrote Edmund Dantes and defines the edition as "the sequel to Alexandre Dumas' celebrated novel The Count of Monte Cristo". (Flagg, the author is NEVER mentioned in this volume.) I bought it and read it anyway, not being afraid of the word "sequel" and knowing that liberties had been taken in the past with the original Dumas story both in film and print. It was excruciatingly evident that the overblown dialogue and melodramatic, yet obvious, plot twists were the sort of 'penny dreadful' writing in which a garden variety author might engage when writing a "sequel" to a famous classic. Some of the sequences involving the politics and the uprising in 1848 are interesting, but of rather doubtful veracity. The novel, Edmund Dantes, is an entertainment, a bit like watching bad television. The connection to the wonderful and powerful novel, The Count of Monte Cristo, is tenuous at best. But even Flagg has a moment when he writes, "The most melancholy feature in the oppression of man is his ignorance that he is oppressed." Things don't seem to change much, century to century it seems. That line by Flagg was worth wading through the rest of the book.

[Kenneth · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a novel written by an American in the 19th century, as the sequel of Alexandre Dumas' "The Count of Monte Cristo", which I read when I was approximately Junior High age., from a copy that had belonged to my grandfather. I had previously read the comic book edition of Dumas' original (Published by "Classics Illustrated"), which was why I was motivated to read it. I remember it as a great read.

[Trena D · Rating 1 out of 5]

when the fanfiction go's to far because it's in public domain so you publish the terrible fanfiction
how bout you just don't yeah?
yo if you must, when you get to chapter three...STOP & then never touch it again, it's abysmal
I'm serious just stop you'll be doing yourself a solid

then go watch Gankutsuou: The Count Of Monte Cristo instead

[Amy Layton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unfortunately, I read a watered down version for my introduction to French literature class, but I feel as though the themes were carried out very well. I can't wait to read more of Dumas' work.

[Lara Banks · Rating 2 out of 5]

Slow read. I wasn't impressed, especially after reading "The Count of Monte Cristo," which was amazing. I forced myself to read until page 96 and then gave up.