regshoe

Interesting about the name Alex! I often think that names usually go in the other direction -- e.g. boys are no longer called Hilary or Evelyn.

I've been intending to read a Dumas for years! Apparently he was paid to write by the line, which is part of why his books became so baggy? The Count of Monte Cristo sounds like it has much to recommend it. Translations are so hard -- I think every translation has its bad points.