The Last Cavalier: Being the Adventures of Count Sainte-Hermine in the Age of Napoleon

by Alexandre Dumas
The Last Cavalier: Being the Adventures of Count Sainte-Hermine in the Age of Napoleon  
published September 12th 2007 by Pegasus Books
binding Hardcover
isbn 1933648317   (isbn13: 9781933648316)
pages 752
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Rousing, big, spirited, its action sweeping across oceans and continents, the last novel of Alexandre Dumas-lost for 125 years in the archives of...more
date added
02-05-07



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Cynthia
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05/23/08

Read in April, 2008
So far, this is one of the good ones, much better than the book that came before it in this series, Les Blancs et les Bleus. I'm particularly interested in Napoleon, so that's an added incentive to stick with it.
*******
well, just finished it (finally) and really thought this book would never end. It's interesting but it's very repetitive; the heroes keep having the same battles and adventures over and over again. It feels like Dumas just loved this character so much (once he finally introd...more
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Miss
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07/20/08

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Read in July, 2008
I didn't realize that it's really just the third installment in what is essentially Dumas' history of France. Don't go into this expecting your usual historical fiction. Think of it more as a history book that reads like a beach novel. The translation is smooth and sometimes funny but there isn't enough drama to keep me in it for 700 pages. There isn't enough Josephine and really isn't she what keeps Bonaparte from being just another dreary old Caesar wannabe? But what do I know? Have you ...more
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Elijah
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01/24/08

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Stupid school. I started this at a bad time, and as good as it is it's going to have to wait until the semester's over. Grumble.
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Xdw
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05/01/08

Not the best Dumas, but still good. A fairly recently discovered "lost" book.
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06/23/07

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Alexandre Dumas.... what else to tell?
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Bill
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12/31/07

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avg rating (all editions): 3.50 (26 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 3.50 (26 ratings)
number of reviews: 5






other editions

Chevalier de Sainte-Hermine (Le)
The Last Cavalier: Being the Adventures of Count Sainte-Hermine in the Age of Napoleon. Alexandre Dumas (Paperback)