Anthony: A Play in Five Acts

by Frank J. Morlock (Translator)

Anthony is injured saving a beautiful girl--but can he win her love? The best-known play by French historical novelist Alexandre Dumas, translated for the first time into English.

Genres: Theatre, France, Classics, Plays

136 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1831

About the author

Frank J. Morlock is a prolific translator and dramatic adaptor, chiefly of classical works.

Reviews

[Michael Finocchiaro · Rating 4 out of 5]

There was a period described in Troyat's biography about Dumas where he and Balzac were competing for audiences in my neighbourhood in Paris. One would present a piece at the Varieties and the other would quickly present on at the Theatre de Porte-Saint-Martin and they would rival for reviews and accolades. Anthony was quite a success at Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin for Dumas in 1831 and is considered the first non-historical Romantic drama. It is a tale of adultery and murder and was quite the delicious scandal at the time which of course did wonders for the sales of Dumas' other novels! It is his most famous play and quite a pleasure to read. As a side-note, it is actually based on an affair that Dumas carried on with Mélanie Waldor in 1827! Enjoy!

[Fanny · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ganska intressant ändå. Och slutet!!

[Daphné · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Elle me résistait, je l'ai assassinée"🙀

[Jannat Kabir · Rating 3 out of 5]

The ending was shocking! I liked the fact that Adèle was represented correctly and acted in a more realistic way. She didn’t jump directly into the main characters arms and instead thought of her family. Which doesn’t happen in most stories. The tragic ending was a good choice to end it off. His obession for her is insane thought out the story! But I wasn’t really a fan Antony.

[Moats · Rating 4 out of 5]

C’était vraiment difficile à lire, le vocabulaire et toutes les métaphores. Mais, j’aime bien la passion et les émotions que le livre était écrit par. Antony est trop dramatique, j’ai roulé mes yeux plusieurs fois.

[J. D. Román · Rating 1 out of 5]

Personajes planos, diálogos aburridos y un final WTF

[Jess Esa · Rating 3 out of 5]

“You love me the way a stockbroker would”

[elfedesforets · Rating 4 out of 5]

le gadjo assassine la meuf juste parce qu’elle veut pas quitter sa vie entière pour lui?????
enfin jsp achète toi un chien, fais de la boxe, va crier dans la forêt mais chill

[Jeanne Piquot · Rating 3 out of 5]

J’ai du mal à voir le romantisme dans tout ça, moi je vois juste un mec toxique mais bon peut-être que j’en fais une lecture beaucoup trop 2025

[Édouard · Rating 3 out of 5]

« N’ayant point un monde à moi, j’ai été obligé de m’en créer un ; il me faut, à moi, d’autres douleurs, d’autres plaisirs, et peut-être d’autres crimes ! »

[Gabby Kloppenburg · Rating 3 out of 5]

Apparently a lot of contemporary peeps thought the fourth act was dull, I honestly found it the best part. Antony was pretty insufferable, as was Adele, but I've come to expect that from Romantic fiction. I was a fan of the vicomtesse, and even though there wasn't too much action, I never found any of the parts slow... perhaps a little heavy on exposition but overall entertaining, and if you are not a native french speaker, a fairly accessible reading level. Just don't read the preface of the folio edition, it was incredibly dull and spoilery and just really not enjoyable, or even particularly additive to my reading experience.

[Rémi Buquet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pièce qui ravira tous les esprits romantiques. Ecrite en prose, elle n'en possède pas moins quelques phrases poétiques superbement troussées. La dernière réplique est simplement et purement fascinante.

[Maureen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good play, well written, but easy and expected plot. The characters are also a little shallow.
Nice to read though.