Character Allusions/references
In the novel's afterword, Fry states he tried to make his novel appear more of a conscious homage by changing the characters' names to anagrams or references to Dumas' original work:
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Monte Cristo Stars' Tennis Balls Notes Edmond Dantès Ned Maddstone anagram Mercedes Portia pun: Mercedes-Benz → Porsche de Villefort Oliver Delft anagram the Abbe (Faria) the Babe (Fraser) partial anagram Fernand Mondego Gordon Fendeman anagram Noirtier Blackrow translated literally (calque) Capt. Leclere Paddy Leclare homonym Caderousse Rufus Cade translation: rousse = red = Rufus Baron Danglars Barson-Garland anagram Monte Cristo Simon Cotter anagram Albert de Morcerf Albert Fendeman homonym
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