A Little Country Place

This is Alexandre Dumas' country home. It's called Monte Cristo, built after the fabulous success of  the novel The Count of...guess where.

I ran across the photo and thought that maybe I'd build a little country place like this after the upcoming success of my next book The Final Password.

Didn't know much about Dumas. Just thought he must have been very wealthy from his publishing income. Did a little research.

Not so fast! Dumas did make a lot of money on his books, but was a wild, extravagant guy who owed money to all the banks, had scores of mistresses, partied like it was 1999, and as my grandmother would have said: spent a dime for every nickel he made. He eventually defaulted on this home.

​So I decided not to build a copy of this French chateau in Northwest Connecticut. Thinking more along the lines of a three way attachment for my tractor.

Coming soon: The Final Password. JR Johnson as you've never seen him.

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