Le Dernier roi des français, 1771 à 1851; Histoire de la vie politique et privée de Louis-Philippe
The Last King; The New France
non-fiction, pub:1852, action:1771-1851
Titre français "Dernier roi des français, 1771 à 1851; Histoire de la vie politique et privée de Louis-Philippe; Histoire de dix-huit ans, depuis l'avènement de Louis-Philippe jusqu'à la rèvolution de 1848."
From A Bibliography of Alexandre Dumas père by Frank Wild Reed: LE DERNIER ROI DES FRANÇAIS, 1771 à 1851.
This is an interesting and important work. A younger contemporary of King Louis Philippe, and always keenly interested in matters political, Dumas took part in or watched with a seeing and comprehending eye many of the happenings here recorded. Though viewed through his republican sympathies, the record may be considered correct so far as his judgment went. It will be remembered that Louis Philippe, then Duc d'Orléans, gave him his first opportunity to settle in Paris, employing the young man in his secretarial office. Dumas frequently saw the Duc, and afterwards the king; moreover he was on very friendly terms with the young princes, and in particular with the heir to the throne and the young Duc de Montpensier.
Original edition: Paris, Souverain, 8 vols., 8vo., 1852.
Not included in the Calmann-Lévy edition or Le Vasseur's "Alexandre Dumas Illustré."
See also the two works below, and the "Histoire de Deux Siècles" (page 280).
HISTOIRE DE LA VIE POLITIQUE ET PRIVÉE DE LOUIS-PHILIPPE.
The same work as the above, of which it forms the first illustrated edition.
Paris, Dufour et Mulat, 2 vols., large 8vo., with 30 engravings, 1852.
HISTOIRE DE DIX-HUIT ANS, DEPUIS L'AVÈNEMENT DE LOUIS-PHILIPPE JUSQU'À LA RÉVOLUTION DE 1848.
A portion of the above work.
Paris. Krabbe, 2 vols., 8vo., 1853.
Not included in either Calmann-Lévy or Le Vasseur.
English Translation of the Full Work :—
"The Last King; or, the New France," translated with long introduction and notes by R. S. Garnett; London, Stanley Paul, large 8vo., 1915. 2 vols. One of the appendixes consists of a translation of the "Revelations concerning the Arrest of Émile Thomas," a political pamphlet by Dumas. (Refer to page 231.)
