Georges, or the Isle of France (Classic Reprint)

Georges Munier, is laid in theM auritius, or as it was called by the French previously to theE nglish occupation, The I sle ofF rance. The leading interest depends on the rivalry between white and black, the ineradicable prejudice of the former against the latter, and the gallant but unavailing struggle of the hero, a rich mulatto planters son educated in Europe, to break through the barrier. With this main thread is interwoven the account of a slave revolt, and a pleasing love story, how Georges woos and wins the beautiful Creole, Sara de Malmedie, to say nothing of a dashing description of the encounter of the rival squadrons ofF rance andE ngland, and the eventual conquest of the island by theB ritish. The sea-fight in question is not historical, nor are all its details entirely convincing to a sailors mind, but it makes an exciting episode nevertheless. Lord Williams Murrey and le capitaine Villougby will be searched for in vain in theB iographical Dictionaries. At any rate, Dumas, when dealing with the sea and ships (did he not own a yacht of his own, and did he not sail her himself ?), is nothing if not technical; and the great fight off Port Louis afforded some fine hard nuts for the translator to crack! The amiable Eugene de Mirecourt Jacquot of the mercantiH sme litteraire accusations says Georges was written by one Felicien Mallefille ;but then Jacquot and Querard and their like were always ready to affiliate any child of Dumas pen on anybody except of course the rightful parent, Alexandre Dumas. According to these gentry Monte Cristo itself was one half by Fiorentino, one half by Maquet! It was such a simple thing to believe I was the author that they never so much as thought of it, was the great mans laughing comment. In connection with this same M. Mallefille a good story is told, which we must apologize for borrowing fromM r. A. E. Davidson sad
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