Welcome to the world of Revolutionary, Napoleonic, and post-Napoleonic France!!! The main action of Les Misérables (just like the main action of The Count of Monte Cristo!!!) starts in 1815 – Napoleon’s final year in power!!! In order to understand the complexity of...
Dear French literature fans, I will be your guide through the magnificent world of Les Misérables! I will post my first historical notes later today and continue posting them till we read Chapter 1 on September 1! This is my fourth French tutorial this year!!! While...
100-ish Days of Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte CristoJune 1 – August 31, 2022 August 14, 2022: Chapters 95-99 (to be read August 13-16) Next post: August 18, 2022, Chapters 100-103 (to be read August 13-16) 18 chapters to go after today’s post!!!...
100-ish Days of Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte CristoJune 1 – August 31, 2022 August 11, 2022, Chapters 91-94 (to be read August 10-12) Next post: August 14, 2022, Chapters 95-99 (to be read August 13-16) Two…“One step farther into rest,—two, perhaps, into...
100-ish Days of Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte CristoJune 1 – August 31, 2022 August 8, 2022, Chapters 86-90 (to be read August 6-9) Next post: August 11, 2022, Chapters 91-94 (to be read August 10-12) These chapters are heart wrenching… Haidee avenging her...
