155:. Over the next 10 years, Schopp converted the serialised material to novel form, corrected the many errors, including confused names and places; did other editing, and, after debating it, wrote three chapters based on Dumas's notes to complete the novel. This new material was printed in italics to distinguish it from Dumas's work.
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