Re: Dumas' Six Degrees To LOTM

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Posted by Bill R on July 24, 2000 at 15:20:48:

In Reply to: Dumas' Six Degrees To LOTM posted by Elaine on July 24, 2000 at 14:31:40:

: : : : Today is the anniversary of the birth of one of my favourite authors, Alexandre Dumas (if you have never read The Three Musketeers or The Count of Monte Cristo - you should!). Hence the thought for the day being........

: : : :
: : : : "All for one, one for all, that is our device."

: : : : (Alexandre Dumas, French novelist, 1802-1870)

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: : : : PS Quick 6 degrees - Dumas wrote 'Les Mohicans de Paris'!

: : :
: : : What on EARTH could The Mohicans of Paris been about? Huggy?
: : : What was it about?

: : : Bill R

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: : Well - I have absolutely no idea!!! I have never been able to get hold of it! It is not one of his more famous works - and it seems very hard to find. As far as I know, it is a set of 9 or so novels set in the 1820's but that is as much as I can tell you I am afraid.

: : Anyone else out there with more information??

: : HM

: Hi -

: 'Les Mohicans de Paris' was a detective story/mystery.
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: ~The first French novelist who presented a police officer favorably was Alexandre Dumas
: when he wrote Les Mohicans de Paris in 1854/55. This book introduced Police detective
: Monsieur Jackal, who was remarkable for his introduction into the language the phrase
: “Cherchez la femme!" ~

: Trivia Question; There's another Six Degrees to LOTM from Dumas. Anyone know what it is? (Or should we add it to our 6 Degrees to LOTM page?)

: E


I suppose it's something deeper than that the Three Musketeers used swords and Duncan used a sword?

DO Like the candybar of the same name though!

Bill R


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