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Clovis Dardentor
	Cover from UK Edition
Author	Jules Verne
Original title	Clovis Dardentor
Illustrator	Léon Benett
Language	French
Series	The Extraordinary Voyages #43
Genre	Adventure novel
Publisher	Pierre-Jules Hetzel
Publication date	1896
Publication place	France
Published in English	1897
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Preceded by	Facing the Flag
Followed by	An Antarctic Mystery

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Clovis Dardentor is an 1896 fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne, written partly as a travel narrative. Compared to other Verne novels, it is a relatively unknown work.

Very common throughout Clovis Dardentor is Verne's usage of a comedic, slightly burlesque tone in the narration and in the characters' dialogues (something which the narrator confirms at a certain point of the novel).

The original illustrations were drawn by designer Léon Benett.

Plot summary

The novel tells the story of two cousins, Jean Taconnat and Marcel Lornans, travelling from Cette, France, to Oran, Algeria, with the purpose of enlisting in the 5th regiment of the Chasseurs D'Afrique.

Sailing to Oran aboard the Argelès, they meet Clovis Dardentor, a wealthy industrialist. Jean and Marcel, whose desire to travel to Africa arises from their pursuit of financial independence, find out that Clovis —an unmarried man, with no family— has left no heirs to his fortune.

Yet Marcel, well-versed in the Law, knows that any person who were to save Clovis' life either from a fight, from drowning, or from a fire, would be able to be adopted by Clovis. The cousins come to a plan: They will find a way to save Clovis' life, so that he will indeed be legally allowed to adopt them.

Clovis saves the cousins' lives: Marcel is saved from a fire, and Jean is saved from drowning.

Eventually, while Jean continues to look for the opportunity to save Clovis' life, Marcel falls in love with Louise Elissane, the prospective daughter-in-law of one of Clovis' acquaintances, the unpleasant Desirandelle family. Louise becomes a key character in the novel, for it is she who saves Clovis Dardentor's life.

In the end, Louise is adopted by Clovis, and marries Marcel.

Publication history

Clovis Dardentor was first published in France in 1896; and, in 1897, the first British edition, fully illustrated, was published by Sampson Low, Marston, and Company. The book was not published in the U.S. until 2008,^[1] when the Choptank Press of Saint Michaels, Maryland, re-published the Sampson Low version in a fully illustrated replica edition as a Lulu Press book.^[2]

Film adaptation

In 2013, three British film-makers were in the development stages of Killing Clovis Dardentor, an adaptation of the book.^[3] Writer Lizzie Hopley had written the screenplay for the movie.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Verne, Jules (2008). Clovis Dardentor. St. Michaels, MD: Choptank Press. p. 320.
^ "Collector's Corner".
^ Pidd, Helen (April 14, 2009). "Teenagers' credit note approach to fund £1m film of Clovis Dardentor". The Guardian. Retrieved July 26, 2013.

External links

Clovis Dardentor at the Internet Archive
Killing Clovis Dardentor at IMDb

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[1] Verne, Jules (2008). Clovis Dardentor. St. Michaels, MD: Choptank Press. p. 320.

[2] "Collector's Corner".

[3] Pidd, Helen (April 14, 2009). "Teenagers' credit note approach to fund £1m film of Clovis Dardentor". The Guardian. Retrieved July 26, 2013.

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-Partly a travel narrative, '''''Clovis Dardentor''''' is the title of an [[1896]] fiction novel by French writer [[Jules Verne]]. Compared to other famous Verne novels, it is a relatively unknown work.
+{{Infobox book
+| name          = Clovis Dardentor
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+| caption = Cover from UK Edition
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+| media_type    = Print ([[Hardcover|Hardback]])
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+| preceded_by   = [[Facing the Flag]]
+| followed_by   = [[An Antarctic Mystery]]
+}}
+'''''Clovis Dardentor''''' is an 1896 fiction novel by French writer [[Jules Verne]], written partly as a travel narrative. Compared to other Verne novels, it is a relatively unknown work.
+Very common throughout ''Clovis Dardentor'' is Verne's usage of a comedic, slightly [[burlesque]] tone in the narration and in the characters' [[dialogue]]s (something which the [[narrator]] confirms at a certain point of the novel).
 The original illustrations were drawn by designer [[Léon Benett]].
-== Synopsis ==
+==Plot summary==
+The novel tells the story of two cousins, Jean Taconnat and Marcel Lornans, travelling from [[Cette]], [[France]], to [[Oran]], [[Algeria]], with the purpose of enlisting in the 5th [[regiment]] of the ''Chasseurs D'Afrique''.
+Sailing to Oran aboard the ''Argelès'', they meet Clovis Dardentor, a wealthy [[industrialist]]. Jean and Marcel, whose desire to travel to Africa arises from their pursuit of financial independence, find out that Clovis &mdash;an unmarried man, with no family&mdash; has left no heirs to his fortune.
+Yet Marcel, well-versed in the Law, knows that any person who were to save Clovis' life either from a fight, from drowning, or from a fire, would be able to be adopted by Clovis. The cousins come to a plan: They will find a way to save Clovis' life, so that he will indeed be legally allowed to adopt them.
+Clovis saves the cousins' lives: Marcel is saved from a fire, and Jean is saved from drowning.
+Eventually, while Jean continues to look for the opportunity to save Clovis' life, Marcel falls in love with Louise Elissane, the prospective daughter-in-law of one of Clovis' acquaintances, the unpleasant Desirandelle family. Louise becomes a key character in the novel, for it is she who saves Clovis Dardentor's life.
+In the end, Louise is adopted by Clovis, and marries Marcel.
+==Publication history==
+''Clovis Dardentor'' was first published in France in 1896; and, in 1897, the first British edition, fully illustrated, was published by Sampson Low, Marston, and Company. The book was not published in the U.S. until 2008,<ref>
+{{cite book |title=Clovis Dardentor |last=Verne |first=Jules |publisher=Choptank Press |location=St. Michaels, MD |year=2008 |pages=320 }}</ref> when the Choptank Press of [[Saint Michaels, Maryland]], re-published the Sampson Low version in a fully illustrated [[replica]] edition as a  [[Lulu Press]] book.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/docs/books/sherwood/Verne-COLLECTOR-1.htm|title = Collector's Corner}}</ref>
+==Film adaptation==
+In 2013, three British film-makers were in the development stages of ''Killing Clovis Dardentor'', an adaptation of the book.<ref>{{cite web |first=Helen |last=Pidd |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/apr/14/clovis-dardentor-film-funding |title=Teenagers' credit note approach to fund £1m film of Clovis Dardentor |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=April 14, 2009 |accessdate=July 26, 2013 }}</ref> Writer [[Lizzie Hopley]] had written the screenplay for the movie.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}}
+==References==
-{{spoiler}}
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
-The novel tells the story of two cousins, Jean Taconnat and Marcel Lornans, travelling from [[Paris]], [[France]] to [[Oran]], [[Algiers]], with the purpose of enlisting in the 5th [[regiment]] of the ''Chausseurs D'Afrique''.
+* {{Internet Archive|clovisdardentor00vernuoft}}
+* {{IMDb title|qid=Q123528120|title=Killing Clovis Dardentor}}
+{{commons category}}
-Onboard the ''Cette'', the ship to Oran, they meet Clovis Dardentor, a wealthy [[industrialist]], who is the central character of the novel. Jean and Marcel, whose desire to travel to Africa arises from their pursuit of financial independence, find out that Clovis &mdash;an unmarried man, with no family&mdash; has left no heirs to his fortune.
+{{Verne}}
-Yet Marcel, well-versed in the Law, knows that any person who were to save Clovis' life from either a fight, from drowning, or from a fire, would forcibly have to be adopted by Clovis. The cousins come to a plan: They will find a way to save Clovis' life, so that he will indeed be legally required to adopt them.
+{{Authority control}}
-Ironically, it is Clovis who finally saves the cousins' lives: Marcel is saved from a fire, and Jean is saved from drowning.
+[[Category:1896 French novels]]
-Eventually, while Jean continues to look for the opportunity to save Clovis' life, Marcel falls in love with Louise Elissane, the daughter of one of Clovis' acquaintainces. Unfortunately for Marcel, she is about to marry. Louise becomes a key character in the novel, for it is she who saves Clovis Dardentor's life.
+[[Category:Novels by Jules Verne]]
+[[Category:Novels set in France]]
+[[Category:Novels set in Algeria]]
-Fortunately for the cousins, Louise is finally adopted by Clovis, and marries Marcel.
+{{1890s-adventure-novel-stub}}
-[[Category:1896 books]]
-[[Category:Jules Verne novels]]