The Mysteries of Paris, by Eugène Sue

[@aaronfacer]

This sounds great, Matthew! I really enjoyed Les Misérables when I read it, so I might like this one too. I really need to get to The Count of Monte Cristo eventually as well - it's been waiting on my shelf for too long!

[@gronskeibooks]

"They eat breakfast villainously." 😮 This book sounds terrific, thanks for the review!

[@kategordon9742]

I ordered the mysteries of Paris based on your channel. I love les miserable and I love your channel.I’ve been watching you for awhile. Last Christmas with that Santa hat. You had me as a follower. Sorry it took me a year to comment!

[@MayberryBookclub]

That's terrific, I hope you enjoy the book. Thank you!

[@jonathangomez5131]

Sounds like a great book! I'll see if I can find an edition in Spanish.

[@ariannefowler455]

I have been wanting to read this. I read Les Mis last year and I have plans to get to The Mysteries of Paris and The Count of Monte Cristo this year. It was nice to hear your thoughts. Thank you!

[@MayberryBookclub]

That's great! I hope you enjoy them.

[@sethball2475]

Years ago, I bought a used edition of The Wandering Jew, by Eugene Sue, because it was on a list of "100 Best" Horror Books published in 1988. The size of the book was very intimidating, and so I could never quite bring myself to start The Wandering Jew...and then suddenly, many years later, I decided it was time. 50 pages into The Wandering Jew, I was totally hooked, and by 200 pages in, I was so glad it was 1365 pages long. It is one of my all-time favourite reading experiences - and since I read it, I have of course read The Mysteries of Paris (when it came out in that Penguin edition), and all of this made The Count of Monte Cristo very tempting as well, so I read that a few years ago. I still prefer The Wandering Jew, of the three, but all three are great for recommending to someone looking for long, serpentine, thrilling books that deal in cliffhangers, any characters, many escalating situations. The middle of The Wandering Jew actually features what feels like the perfect climax...but the instalments of the story had been so popular, that Sue was encouraged to revise his ending, and launch into a second portion of his story. I suppose by the minutest degree, the first half of The Wandering Jew is the best part - but not all that noticeably. Anyway, The Mysteries of Paris ended up rating almost as highly with me - very similar, and for me it was like revisiting a wonderful realm of crime and adventure as delivered by a master storyteller.

[@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk]

Not heard of this so thanks for showing it. Best wishes and happy reading for 2025.

[@MayberryBookclub]

Same to you!

[@ShawnDStandfast]

Mysteries of Paris is fabulous. I recently read Series 1 od The Mysteries of London. It was wonderful as well. Series 1 was longer than Mysteries of Paris but much in a similar vein. I'm looking forward to reading the other parts and the 20 volume Courts of London.

[@FrankMorlock]

Hello, Matthew, glad you are back. I haven't read any of these novels, but I've translated French plays adapting all of them. Dumas pere made a 4 part adaptation of Monte Cristo that in total would take aboput 20 hours to perform .There's a cartoon showing a young man going into the first play and leavoing the last as an old geezer. Paul Meurice who worked with Dumas and was V. Hugo's secretary authored an adaptation of Les Miz that was excellent. Prosper Dinaux (actually Prosper Goubaux and Felix Beudin) worked with Dumasa pere on adapting Dumas perte's great Richard Darlington. Prosper Dinaux was a name used by a team of adapters, one a school master and the other a banker. They did a wonderful adaptation of The Mysteries of Paris. It focuses on the relationship between Rudolphe, a prince of a small Kingdom in Germany, who is rather disowned by his family because he married an adenturess, his wife and the orphaned Songbird. I think it is the best melodrama I've ever come across, and one of my translations of which I am very proud. Did you know that Sue was prolific writer, and a dramatist in his own right ? He authored several very good plays, and was politically a socialist. He was highly regarded as a writer gifted with the ability to create unforgettable characters who seem very real. Because of his socialist ideas there was an attempt to denigrate his abilities. His works were kept in print by Socialist organizations in England and the U.S. But evntually the denigrators won. His novel,(later adapted as a play) The Wandering Jew, which was strongly anti Jesuit was , ultimately became the source of the Anti semitic Protocols of the Wisemen of Zion. Another notable novel (and rather short) was Atar Gull about a black slave who seeks revenge against his master for the murder of his father. Atar Gull was also adapted to the stage (by Paul Meurice, if I remember correctly) and yeah, I translated that play, too. Cheers.

[@MayberryBookclub]

I read her Wikipedia page and it was fascinating!

[@Lu.G.]

Two other BookTubers that I watch recently buddy-read The Mysteries of Paris; they finished it December. I had never heard of this book until then, and now that you have given it such a glowing review, I might have to consider it. I read The Count of Monte Cristo just a couple of years ago and loved it! Have yet to tackle Les Misérables. Thank you for sharing. 📚

[@sadragolshan]

Hi & thx for your video. I’ve read both Les Miserables (Julie Rose’s translation) and Count of Monte Cristo (Robin Buss’s translation). Both great. I’d rank Les Mis a tad higher in terms of philosophical depth and literary significance, but both are worthwhile. Is Mysteries of Paris just good fun escapism? Or does it have what would be called depth and significance? Is it great literature?

[@MayberryBookclub]

I would say it's more escapism, but that doesn't make it any less worthy.

[@sadragolshan]

@@MayberryBookclubI do agree. Thank you so much dearest Mathew. Excellent videos. I always follow and get inspired. Very grateful. Thx

[@GilbertHorn1]

I read The Mysteries of Paris in 2022. It was so enjoyable that I pushed on to The Mysteries of London, also extremely episodic and considered as a penny dreadful. Recently finished my fifth read of The Count of Monte Cristo. Might get to a third reading of Les Miserables this year.

[@hatefulwish]

hey Matthew, i often find myself struggling with reading a book even if it's initially seems interesting to me. could you give me some advice on how to latch onto books and not get bored easily? thanks.

[@MayberryBookclub]

I will give this some thought and do my best to get back to you.

[@chhhhhris]

Very funny haha, the farmers are good and they work hard because they are good and through working hard they become good!

[@ToddsBookTube91]

Nice video Mayberry Bookclub! I hope you had a good Christmas! Did you get any books for Christmas?

[@MayberryBookclub]

Thank you! Yes my friend got me a copy of the French edition of Annihilation by Houellebecq. I actually made a video about it with Ben.

[@ToddsBookTube91]

@@MayberryBookclub Cool Man!

[@christianscazzieri]

The Count of Monte Cristo and Les Miserables are easily two of the Great Works of the human intellect ever. The fact of you repeatedly mentioning these titles while reviewing the books definitely makes me curious. :)

[@chrisbeveridge3066]

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