So Many Precious Books, So Little Time: Solange: Dr. Ledru's Story of the Reign of Terro by Alexandre Dumas

Monday, April 11, 2011

Solange: Dr. Ledru's Story of the Reign of Terro by Alexandre Dumas

Back in January, John from The Book Mine Set reviewed Solange by Alexandre Dumas. Since I am a big fan of The Count of Monte Cristo, I had to read Solange for myself.

During the French Revolution it was the sentence of death to be an aristocrat. Dr. Ledru was walking along the streets of Paris and all of a sudden heard a woman screaming. He went to find her and saw that she was going to be taken away because she didn't have a pass. She claimed she had forgot it at home. Dr. Ledru did not know her but called her "Solange" and vouched for her. She called him "Albert". These are the names they would call each other for there rest of the story.

He walked her home and confirmed, as he suspected that she was in fact an aristocrat. Both her father and herself were in hiding and trying to find a way out of the country. Dr. Ledru pulls some strings and arranges for her father to go to England.

Solange was to follow after. However, when her time came, she decided to stay in France with Albert.

With The Count of Monte Cristo, Dumas proved he knew how to weave a great story! That book was well over 1000 pages. Could he do the same for a story of only about 14 pages? IMO, yes, masterfully! He captured a horrific time in French history and captured the climate of the people with poetic prose. Highly recommended! You can read it here.

Posted by Teddy Rose at 10:29 PM