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Re: jvf : works of alexandre dumas

From: Dejan Ristanovic <dejanr~at~sezam.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 02:16:36 +0200
To: "'Jules Verne Forum'" <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

>> I recall reading that Dumas was extremely prolific, with some
>> 1,200 titles. The brief statement on the site above indicates
>> that he collaborated with others. Some have indicated that he
>> outlined stories which were written by known or unknown collaborators
>> and that the stories were published under his name. Can someone
>> here provide some details on this?

I sincerely doubt that. He probably used some ghost-writers, but I think he
personally did the creative part of every book. Proof? After his death some
of the co-writers tried to capitalize on his name and wrote books like "The
Son of Monte Cristo" (by Lermina) or "The Son of Porthos" (by Mahalin) etc.
Those books are awful.

You might like to visit the site www.pastichesdumas.com - "Alexandre Dumas,
suites, plagiats, pastiches et hommages". It is in French, but Google
Translator might be of help.

Since we are in the Jules Verne Forum, one remark about the book
"L'étonnante aventure de la mission Barsac". I didn't know that it wasn't
actually written by Verne but compiled by his son Michael, but I always
considered this book to be very good, in range with "Treasure Island" and
"Around the World in 80 days", which are my favorite Verne's books.

Dejan
Received on Wed 06 Jul 2005 - 03:16:36 IDT

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