On this day (august 28th) in the faraway 1844, the very first episode of the novel “ ” made its publishing in the french newspaper Les Journal des Débats, starting a long serialization for almost two years. Google celebrates Alexandre Dumas dedicating a slideshow to his timeless tale of bonds, humanity, betrayal. ️♔
for a tribute i find it lovely, the style is simple but neat and the various highlight moments from the story are caught pretty well not knew it was actually this date, a pleasant surprise
On the past weeks composer Frank Wildhorn released on his IG brief piano performances with some of his musical pieces. I really want to share with you friends to enjoy some minutes in good music at the comfy of our homes with musicals we love through gorgeous arrangements.
# from {Jekyll&Hyde} #? from {The man who laughs} # from the homonym work #medley between / / ' from {Dracula} # medley between / / from {Camille Claudel} # medley between / / from {the Count of Monte Cristo} # medley between / ' ? / from { The Scarlet Pimpernel } # from {artus Excalibur}
On This Day in History June 3, 1925: Actor and heartthrob Bernard Schwartz was born in Manhattan, New York. Don’t know who Bernard Schwartz is? Maybe you’ve heard him by his more famous name of Tony Curtis (June 3, 1925 - December 29, 2010.)
Curtis had a wide range when it came to acting from comedic roles in “Some Like It Hot” (1959) to drama in “The Defiant Ones” (1958) and “The Count of Monte Cristo” (1975) to thrillers in the “Sweet Smell of Success (1957.)
Curtis is the father of actress Jamie Lee Curtis via his marriage to fellow actress Janet Leigh.
I know, I know, June’s not even over yet. Whatever. I’ve only read only one book so far in June and I’m going on vacation today and don’t want to worry about telling you what I read. Not that I really would anyway, but I do really really really want to tell you how much I LOVED#25:The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas.
I purposefully took time with this one so I want to explain it to you in a way that has probably never described such a classic novel - Stefon gifs.
When I started it for book club, I didn’t know why it was chosen or what I was supposed to get out of it so I sat and agreed like:
Then I started it at the diner with some pancakes. It was strange at first then all of a sudden:
After that I read after work, and things got a little weird with the book.
Of course by the third quarter of it, this was pretty much the face I made to fellow subway riders. They had NO IDEA the kind of drama I was dealing with.
After all was said and done, things ended on a happy note. Let’s all give a YAY for the Count of Monte Cristo.
I’m not going to go into all the plot lines of the book because you should have learned about it in high school or on an episode of Wishbone. Seriously though, it’s so good.
Considering that about half of the likes/reblogs on this post came from Mercedes-Benz blogs, I felt it only appropriate to show my gratitude. Let us celebrate all things Mercedes (woman and car)! \ o /
This dress was first seen in the 2002 adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo, where it was worn by Dagmara Dominczyk as Mercedès Iguanada. It was next seen on Romola Garai as Emma Woodhouse in the 2006 adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma. The gown was recycled again - this time for use on Bella Heathcote as Jane Bennet in 2016 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
Man, books in the 150-300 years old range are strange because you’re too far removed from the context in which the text was written to experience it as “intended,” but you’re close enough to it to recognize the shape or shadow of what you’re missing.
As I’ve said i’m reading the Count of Monte Cristo and the snobbish veneer age tends to give books (or at least their cover designs) doesn’t wipe out the fact that this is an exciting, over-the-top adventure story packed to the brim with “coolness.” I don’t really know how to describe it other than it’s a Lot.
The titular character is hyper-competent at everything and has a ton of “unrealistic” skills and abilities. He’s a sailor, he’s super smart and cunning, he’s a master of disguise, he can see in the dark because of his years in a dark dungeon, he knows science and lots of languages, powerful bandit lords are at his beck and call, and he’s dark and brooding and mysterious, full of pain and a desire for REVENGE…a couple other characters have a discussion where they call him a Byronic hero and debate whether or not he is a vampire.
So far we’ve been to Rome and Paris and met up with bandit lords and ocean smugglers, hung out with high society in France, pulled off a sick prison break, found secret treasure, done opium and hashish (both at once), flirted with loads of hot ladies, and seen all sorts of marvelous luxuries and trendy gadgets and excitement. For a book that is over 1,300 pages long, it sure is fast paced.
Apparently it was originally published as a serial, which explains all the cliffhangers.
Anyway, the Count of Monte Cristo is one of those “classics” that ended up there purely by being wildly popular and I sure can see why people loved it!
There is edgy anime character art of Edmond Dantés. I checked.
OP I would DEFINITELY recommend you check out the amazing blog of @cy-lindric who has done some very nice fanart of the count of Monte Cristo and several other classics of French literature that has the EXACT vibe you’re describing
Excellent
My favorite example of the phenomenon OP is describing is probably the chapter describing Danglars’ house where I strongly suspected I was reading the mid-1800s equivalent of a @mcmansionhell interior design roast.
This dress was first seen in the 2002 adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo, where it was worn by Dagmara Dominczyk as Mercedès Iguanada. It was next seen on Romola Garai as Emma Woodhouse in the 2006 adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma. The gown was recycled again - this time for use on Bella Heathcote as Jane Bennet in 2016 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
The Count of Monte Cristo post I just reblogged reminded me how much I love revenge narratives, and Adventure and Shenanigans. And I feel like there’s some connection here to my recent decent into East Asian dramas.
Man, books in the 150-300 years old range are strange because you’re too far removed from the context in which the text was written to experience it as “intended,” but you’re close enough to it to recognize the shape or shadow of what you’re missing.
As I’ve said i’m reading the Count of Monte Cristo and the snobbish veneer age tends to give books (or at least their cover designs) doesn’t wipe out the fact that this is an exciting, over-the-top adventure story packed to the brim with “coolness.” I don’t really know how to describe it other than it’s a Lot.
The titular character is hyper-competent at everything and has a ton of “unrealistic” skills and abilities. He’s a sailor, he’s super smart and cunning, he’s a master of disguise, he can see in the dark because of his years in a dark dungeon, he knows science and lots of languages, powerful bandit lords are at his beck and call, and he’s dark and brooding and mysterious, full of pain and a desire for REVENGE…a couple other characters have a discussion where they call him a Byronic hero and debate whether or not he is a vampire.
So far we’ve been to Rome and Paris and met up with bandit lords and ocean smugglers, hung out with high society in France, pulled off a sick prison break, found secret treasure, done opium and hashish (both at once), flirted with loads of hot ladies, and seen all sorts of marvelous luxuries and trendy gadgets and excitement. For a book that is over 1,300 pages long, it sure is fast paced.
Apparently it was originally published as a serial, which explains all the cliffhangers.
Anyway, the Count of Monte Cristo is one of those “classics” that ended up there purely by being wildly popular and I sure can see why people loved it!
There is edgy anime character art of Edmond Dantés. I checked.
It’s short, but at least it explains what in the world Andrea’s going to be doing for a couple of weeks at this point of the story. Enjoy my attempt of trying to write for Andrea!
I’m stuck with the mental image of Danglars and Veronica just… sitting down and chatting about their lives. Whether or not it’s Spooky AU Danglars is up to y’all.
