By Alexandre Dumas
Edited and Introduced by Graeme R. Newman

The revolution is no longer a whisper—it is a wound.

In Memoirs of a Physician, the sweeping second volume of The Romance of Revolution, Alexandre Dumas carries readers from secret intrigue into the brutal realities of a society on the brink of collapse. What was hidden in shadows in Book One now erupts into the open—on the streets, in the courts, and in the lives of those caught in its path.

After a catastrophic public disaster leaves the streets of Paris littered with the dead and dying, the fragile divisions between aristocrat and commoner begin to shatter. Amid the chaos, a new voice rises—one that demands justice not for the privileged, but for the people. Figures such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the fiery young Jean-Paul Marat embody the powerful and dangerous ideas that are transforming thought into action.

At the center of it all remains the enigmatic Joseph Balsamo—magician, strategist, and master of influence—moving silently through a world where power is shifting and nothing is secure. As royal authority weakens and unrest spreads, even the court of Louis XV and the rising figures around Marie Antoinette cannot escape the gathering storm.

Personal drama and political upheaval collide in unforgettable ways. Love, obsession, ambition, and betrayal unfold against a backdrop of mounting crisis, as ordinary lives are swept into extraordinary events. No one is untouched. No one is safe.

Featuring a compelling new introduction by Graeme R. Newman, this edition reveals Memoirs of a Physician as a pivotal chapter in Dumas’s grand vision of revolution—where ideas ignite action, and history begins to turn.

The diagnosis has been made. The consequences are beginning.

Ideal for readers of:

• Historical fiction and classic literature

• French Revolution and Enlightenment history

• Political drama and character-driven narratives

• Dumas’s great multi-volume epics

Continue the series where revolution moves from conspiracy to consequence—and the world begins to change forever.

Read-Me.Org Inc. New York-Philadelphia-Australia. 2026. p.397..

By Alexandre Dumas
Edited and Introduced by Graeme R. Newman

From the master storyteller who brought the world The Three Musketeers comes a sweeping, electrifying tale of intrigue, prophecy, and power at the edge of revolution.

In Balsamo the Magician, Alexandre Dumas plunges readers into the shadowed world of secret societies, royal courts, and hidden knowledge in the final years before the French Revolution. At its center stands the enigmatic Joseph Balsamo—magician, alchemist, and master manipulator—who claims to see beyond the present and shape the destiny of nations.

Arriving in France under mysterious circumstances, Balsamo moves effortlessly between worlds: from clandestine rituals in ruined castles to the glittering yet fragile aristocracy of Versailles. With hypnotic power and unsettling insight, he exposes illusions, bends wills, and positions himself at the heart of forces that will soon shake Europe to its core.

Around him, a society begins to fracture. Noble families cling to fading privilege, while new ideas—drawn from thinkers like Jean-Jacques Rousseau—circulate among the restless and ambitious. Beneath the elegance of court life lies decay, contradiction, and a gathering storm.

This new edition, featuring a substantial introduction by Graeme R. Newman, repositions Balsamo the Magician as the opening movement in The Romance of Revolution—a bold series exploring how individuals, ideas, and hidden networks converge to remake the modern world.

Rich in atmosphere, driven by unforgettable characters, and charged with historical insight, this is Dumas at his most visionary: a novel where magic meets politics, and where the future is already taking shape in the shadows.

Read-Me.Org Inc. New York-Philadelphia-Australia. 2026. p.234.

By Gustav Flaubert

"She longed t o rush into his arms. to take refuge in his strength as ir the incarnation of bertect love. tc cry aloud to him- 'Take me away ! Oh, take me away!'" Madame Bovary is the story of a beautiful young woman who marries a luckless and loutishcountry doctor. She attempts to escape the narrou confines of her lifethrough a series of passionate affairs, hoping to find in other men the romantic ideal she has alwavs dreamed about. Her reckless. n e s s comes back to haunt her. however. and the strong-willed and independent Emma finds herself in a desperate fight for existence. Flaubert's daring depiction of adultery and sinfulness caused a national scandal when it was first published, and the author was put on trial for offending public morality. One hundred and fifty years later, this masterpiece of realist literature has lost none of its impact.

Michel Lévy Frères (in book form, 2 Vols). 1857. 322p.

By Gaston Leroux.

Young engineer Raymond Ozoux, accompanied by his uncle, arrives in Peru to meet his fiancée, Marie-Thérèse. Meanwhile, descendents of the Incas are preparing a great feast during which a virgin will be sacrificed to the Sun, walled up alive in a secret temple. At the same time, a mysterious Inca bracelet is sent to Marie-Thérèse purporting to be a gift of the Sun to his future bride.. The young girl is then kidnapped by the Incas and Raymond, his uncle and Marie-Thérèse's father set out on a trek across Peru to free her while a revolution shakes the country.

NY. Harrow and Heston Classic Reprint. (1912) 177 pages.

By Gaston Leroux.

Excerpt: “Excerpt: "The Nut lay on the scorching beach facing the terrible sea in which the hungry sharks, the warders of his prison, were disporting. The convict was like a weary animal at rest. In truth, he had availed himself of the "relaxation" at ten o'clock to seek out a little fresh air and seclusion between two precipitous crags which cut him off from the rest of the convict settlement. If only he could live alone! No longer to hear anything. No longer to see anything! No longer to think of anything. But how could he help thinking of what he had seen, of what he had been compelled to see, that morning?"

NY. Harrow and Heston Classic Reprint. (1924) 191 pages.

By Gaston Leroux..

The Phantom of the Opera is the most famous novel by Gaston Leroux. It is believed to be based in George du Maurier's Trilby. The novel is partly inspired by historical events at the Paris Opera during the nineteenth century and an apocryphal tale concerning the use of a former ballet pupil's skeleton in Carl Maria von Weber's 1841 production of Der Freischütz. It has been successfully adapted into various stage and film adaptations, most notable of which are the 1925 film depiction featuring Lon Chaney, and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical — Wikipedia.

NY. Harrow and Heston Classic Reprint. (1911) 270 pages.