Chapter 56: The Eve

"To my dear friend Scott Adams:

Thank you very much for your letter, I have read the novel you sent me, and I feel that I must have been blessed by God to come into contact with this novel so early, and The Count of Monte Cristo is a great work, even if it was born in modern times and has not undergone the precipitation of time. You and I feel the best evaluation of this work, and you surely do not know when I wrote this letter, not in the morning when the maid was preparing sweet milk, not in the afternoon when I was enjoying afternoon tea, nor in the quiet night, but in the middle of the night when I should have fallen asleep.

The Count of Monte Cristo was delivered at noon, but it seemed to have a magic that kept me from leaving them behind, and from noon to night, I could only satisfy my hunger with those snacks.

Oh! I even forgot about hunger and sleep when I read The Count of Monte Cristo, I never knew a novel could have so much charm

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I can guarantee that The Count of Monte Cristo will be on the cover of Norton Nights next week, and it will make a splash in the literary world of the Kingdom of Barron. Ask the talented novelist, Mr. Alexander, on my behalf, that we are willing to publish it on the most generous terms, and I can't wait to see The Count of Monte Cristo appear in all the great bookshops of Norton.

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Oh, by the way, you praised Merceate Tess in your letters, and although she is indeed a good woman, I think Haydai is the most suitable and perfect companion for the Earl, and she is so noble and beautiful in the illustrations of the novel.

Your friend, Devon Henrietta, wrote on November 2, 1325 in the Barron calendar. ”

After reading the letter from Devon Henrietta, Scott felt the expected joy, and a day after Puran delivered the second half of "The Count of Monte Cristo", he still remembered the plot of "The Count of Monte Cristo" for a long time, like the aftertaste of the wine on the tongue felt more and more mellow every time he tasted it.

The second half of The Count of Monte Cristo was far more exciting than he expected, and gave him too many surprises, and he was glad to listen to his friend Motley Evelyn, who was also a reviewer.

He was convinced that the Count of Monte Cristo would become a bestseller in the Kingdom of Barron with only the first half of the book.

After reading the second half of the book, he was sure that "The Count of Monte Cristo" would leave a strong mark on the literary world of the Kingdom of Barron! Perhaps it has left traces in the history of world literature.

In terms of the excitement of the novel alone, there are few works in literary history that can be compared with "The Count of Monte Cristo", but it is not nothing, in terms of the depth of the plot, there are many classic works in the literary world that are deeper than "The Count of Monte Cristo", and the degree of popularity alone, the novel version of "Eva's Secret" performed by the drama theater some time ago is a representative of popular fiction, telling the story of a hero who regained his country, which can make the audience's blood boil.

But all three combined! The reading experience of "The Count of Monte Cristo" has been improved like never before, and it is a pioneering work in the history of literature!

Now, he has the privilege of witnessing and being a part of it.

After reading the last sentence emphasized in Divin's letter, Scott sighed: "Haidai is indeed the treatment of the heroine, and Mr. Adrian must also think that women like Haidai are more worthy of pity." ”

Even after reading the second half of the book, Scott's favorite female character is the protagonist Edmund's fiancée Mercete Tess, a woman with a rough fate who did not get a happy ending in the end, and he couldn't help but let out a long sigh when he recalled all the depictions of Mersey Tess in the novel, Harvey gave this character a soul, and it made him feel very distressed to think about it.

The woman who has always loved the protagonist can only spend the rest of her life with an empty heart.

Scott knew his college friend's place in the social scene of the capital Norton, and he only needed one sentence for "The Count of Monte Cristo" to break free from all shackles and appear in front of the reader.

What excites Scott the most is what Devon said about "Norton Night", which is the most famous literary publication in Norton and even the Barron Kingdom, issued every half a month, mainly serializing poems and poetry collections, and the authors who can appear in this literary journal are basically excellent domestic works, and the authors of a random poem may be famous literary masters in the Barron Kingdom.

It is an unparalleled honor to be on the front page of "Norton Page", which means that the work is at least the best literary work in the country in the past half a month, and will be followed by literature lovers across the country, and the authors of the works that have obtained such qualifications are all guests of the social world.

Scott felt that "The Count of Monte Cristo" was more than enough to make the front page of "Norton Nights", and he was thrilled by the ensuing impact and what kind of storm this unconventional work would take.

From the beginning, Scott thought that the publishing house in the city of Elroy could not trap "The Count of Monte Cristo", but now he doubted that "The Count of Monte Cristo" would break through the shackles of a kingdom's literary world and become a rare masterpiece in the history of world literature.

"Mr. Adrian is a genius, and his name is destined to be known by the whole kingdom and the whole world!" Scott lamented that Harvey Adrian could have received such great honors at such a young age, and that he was still struggling in college at Harvey's age, studying all kinds of literary books.

"Oh, and the news that The Count of Monte Cristo will be on Norton Nights must also be informed, as promised by Count Devon Henrietta that there can be no mistake. He would have been overjoyed, so that his jewellery store and his poor reputation in the social world would be raised like never before. ”

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In addition to the people involved in the publication of The Count of Monte Cristo, Diana, who also had access to the original manuscript of the novel, also read the second half of the novel, which made her last trace of contempt for Harvey disappear.

"All human wisdom is contained in these four words: "Wait" and "Hope!" Diana chewed on this famous quote that runs through the life of the protagonist Edmond, and her heart resonated with this sentence, even if she did not experience the despair of the Count of Monte Cristo... No, maybe she did experience that, in the novel.

She didn't know how much influence "The Count of Monte Cristo" would have, but she was sure that after the second half of the book was published, the name of Harvey Adrian would resound in the literary world of El Roy, and he would no longer be an uneducated playboy. She was genuinely happy about what her friend was about to accomplish, but she didn't feel any other emotions about it, and certainly didn't question whether she was worthy of Harvey.

She didn't deny that she had despised Harvey, but it was because of his temperament, and it had nothing to do with how much he had achieved now, and if Harvey Adrian had remained the way he had been, she would have marveled at Harvey's talent and despised him just as much.

Diana remembered what Harvey had said when the two of them were hanging out at night, and she couldn't be sure if it was true or not, at least Harvey's condition was really good, and his style was not as frivolous as before.