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Plot Summary of Albert Savarus
"ALBERT SAVARUS has been first published in 1842.

Albert, during a trip in Switzerland falls madly in love with the princess Francesca Colonna who's married to an old prince. Both swear to themselves that they will enjoy their love only after the Prince's death and after Albert has earned a public recognition that would make him worthy of her noble lover. For years, they would express their love to each other only by letters. Now Albert has the opportunity to be at last elected at the French Parliament after having become a prominent lawyer in the city of Besançon. Unfortunately, the young daughter of his neighbours, the de Watteville, has heard of his new glory and is dreaming of meeting him. The romantic Rosalie will intercept the letters of Francesca and Albert and imagine a way to destroy their love and make Albert hers. Soon, all the dreams of glory of Albert are falling apart because of Rosalie's intervention."

Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Albert Savarus
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 19th century
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - long distance phone/letter/e-mail love - fighting matchbreaker (parents/authorities)

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - a lawyer creature
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental Yes
Eccentric: - obsessed
Ethnicity/Nationality - French
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - a teen
Profession/status: - wealthy
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes
Eccentric: - obsessed - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - France

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style: - No single main character?
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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