Dumas Rediscovered
I ran across this interesting BBC story by Hugh Schofield that takes a look back at the life and work of Alexandre Dumas, his enormous contribution to French historical awareness and his 2002 interment in the Paris Pantheon, all within the context of the recent discovery of his once-lost final work, The Last Cavalier.
A taste:
The novel, I am pleased to say, is vintage Dumas, perhaps not his very top form, but full of all that we fans love best: the pace, the plot, the death and honour, the villains, the battles, and the history.
For, as usual, The Last Cavalier is peopled with real-life historical characters, and the fictional story is skilfully woven into events that really did take place.
Here the prime mover is Napoleon Bonaparte, the arch-baddy is his police minister Fouche, and the main set-piece is the naval battle of Trafalgar.
Check out the entire article here.
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