The Page of the Duke of Savoy

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Summary: Historian Dumas, not Novelist Dumas
Review: This novel is much more obscure and difficult to find than are the more celebrated Dumas novels such as The Count of Monte Cristo and the Musketeer novels. While it is certainly the work of Dumas, with his inimitable style and engrossing characters, it is much more a history than a Romantic novel. He frequently spends chapters upon chapters describing which army did what to whom and for how long, not that it mattered because God was protecting France. It is not a bad read, but it is a bit dry if you are not as interested in serious history as in the tales the author habitually spins.

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Summary: A Different Dumas
Review: Though it's been a few years since I read this book I have to say that I truly enjoyed it. Perhaps it's not the rollicking spirited style of The Three Musketeers but it's the sweet and yet sad fate of the duke's page that stayed in my head years after. It was a very surprising read - who would have guessed that the page would end up being a woman impersonating a man in order to stay close to her beloved Duke? I like it because it is so different than many of the other books that he wrote and I feel it is done very, very nicely. Mind you, there are a lot of war descriptions but if you enjoy reading Dumas and enjoy a unique little romance then I advise you to definitely check this out. This woman enjoyed it immensely.

Rating:
Summary: A Different Dumas
Review: Though it's been a few years since I read this book I have to say that I truly enjoyed it. Perhaps it's not the rollicking spirited style of The Three Musketeers but it's the sweet and yet sad fate of the duke's page that stayed in my head years after. It was a very surprising read - who would have guessed that the page would end up being a woman impersonating a man in order to stay close to her beloved Duke? I like it because it is so different than many of the other books that he wrote and I feel it is done very, very nicely. Mind you, there are a lot of war descriptions but if you enjoy reading Dumas and enjoy a unique little romance then I advise you to definitely check this out. This woman enjoyed it immensely.