The Son of Clemenceau

Claudius Ruprecht was raised an orphan without any knowledge of his family. When he joins Wilna University, Claudius goes on a traveling tour through Germany, according to custom of the college. Upon his arrival in Munich, Claudius gets tangled in a fight and challenged to a duel by major von Sendlingen, an officer in cavalry regiment. After he wounds the major, Claudius seeks shelter with a girl he saved, and her father tries to help him escape. But major von Sendlingen is not the only one who is after Claudius. An old beggar woman recognizes him to be the son of a celebrated French sculptor, Clemencau, who married her daughter and killed her. Desperate for revenge, she conspires with the major and they make a plot against the young man.

Alexandre Dumas pere (1802-1870) and Alexandre Dumas fils (1824-1895) were French 19th century authors. Dumas pere is best known for his historical novels such as The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo and Queen Margot. Dumas fils is the best known for his novel The Lady of the Camellias, but made his fame as a dramatist. He was not only more renowned than his father during his lifetime, but also dominated the serious French stage for most of the second half of the 19th century.