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.
Dumas’ work was printed in papers in episodes. He was paid by the word. That makes his prises bit long-winded and verbose.
I had no idea he was paid by the word! It’s been making me feel better that I’m not the only one who struggled.