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THE
SON OF MONTE-CRISTO.
SEQUEL TO
THE WIFE OF MONTE-CRISTO,
AND END OF THE CONTINUATION TO
ALEXANDER DUMAS' CELEBRATED NOVEL OF
"THE COUNT OF MONTE-CRISTO."
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"The Son of Monte-Cristo" stands at the head of all exciting andabsorbing novels. It is the sequel to "The Wife of Monte-Cristo," andthe end of the continuation of Alexander Dumas' phenomenal romance of"The Count of Monte-Cristo." Like its renowned predecessors, itabsolutely swarms with thrilling and dramatic incidents and adventures,everything being fresh, original and delightful. The spell offascination is cast over the reader in the opening chapter and remainsunbroken to the end. It deals chiefly with the astounding career ofEsperance, Monte-Cristo's son, whose heroic devotion to Jane Zeld is oneof the most touching and romantic love stories ever written. The scenesin Algeria have a wild charm, especially the abduction of Esperance andhis struggle with the Sultan on the oasis in the desert. Haydee'sexperience in the slave mart at Constantinople is particularly stirringand realistic, while the episodes in which the Count of Monte-Cristofigures are exceedingly graphic. The entire novel is powerful andinteresting in the extreme. That it will be read by all who have read"The Count of Monte-Cristo" and will delight them is certain.
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NEW YORK:
WM. L. ALLISON COMPANY,
PUBLISHERS.
COPYRIGHT.--1884.
T. B. PETERSON & BROTHERS.
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_"The Son of Monte-Cristo," the sequel to "The Wife of Monte-Cristo,"and end of the continuation of Dumas' masterwork, "The Count ofMonte-Cristo," is in all respects a great novel. Romantic in the highestdegree, powerful in the widest sense of the term and absorbinglyinteresting, it is a work absolutely without parallel at the presentday. Every chapter has a strong and stirring feature of its own, whileall the legions of intensely thrilling incidents are as original andsurprising as they are strong. The hero is Esperance, the son of theCount of Monte-Cristo, who is followed from boyhood to the close of hiswonderful and unprecedented career. His varied and remarkable adventuresform a succession of amazing episodes never equalled in fiction, whilehis love for the unfortunate Jane Zeld and the strange complications towhich it gives rise are depicted in the most fascinating fashion. TheCount of Monte-Cristo and Haydee also have thrilling adventures, andMercedes, Benedetto, Sanselme and Danglars, together with Fanfar, againappear. The hosts of admirers of "The Count of Monte-Cristo" should read"The Son of Monte-Cristo," as well as all who relish a novel of raremerit. They will certainly be delighted with it._
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_"The Son of Monte-Cristo" stands at the head of all exciting andabsorbing novels. It is the sequel to "The Wife of Monte-Cristo," andthe end of the continuation of that phenomenal romance, Alexander Dumas'"Count of Monte-Cristo." Like its renowned predecessors, it absolutelyswarms with thrilling and dramatic incidents and adventures, everythingbeing fresh, original and delightful. The spell of fascination is castover the reader in the opening chapter and remains unbroken to the end.It deals chiefly with the astounding career of Esperance, Monte-Cristo'sson, whose heroic devotion to Jane Zeld is one of the most touching andromantic love stories ever written. The scenes in Algeria have a wildcharm, especially the abduction of Esperance and his struggle with theSultan on the oasis in the desert. Haydee's experience in the slave martat Constantinople is particularly stirring and realistic, while theepisodes in which the Count of Monte-Cristo figures are exceedinglygraphic. The entire novel is powerful and interesting in the extreme.That it will be read by all who have read "The Count of Monte-Cristo"and will delight them is certain._
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