François “Pierre” Picaud (French: [piko]) was a 19th-century shoemaker in Nîmes, France who may have been the basis for the character of Edmond Dantès in Alexandre Dumas, père’s 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo.
François “Pierre” Picaud (French: [piko]) was a 19th-century shoemaker in Nîmes, France who may have been the basis for the character of Edmond Dantès in Alexandre Dumas, père’s 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo.
Hmm, all sounds pretty sketchy. More like a screenplay itself than solid, verifiable facts.
Could be.
I’ll still enjoy the story.
Check www.abebooks.com they’re pretty good for finding obscure editions. The prices for some of the rarer items can be hhhhhigheee though.
amazon bought-out abebooks. Biblio is where its at.
Uuugh