The Count of Monte Cristo
Wrongfully imprisoned for fourteen years, Edmond Dantes escapes to the island of Monte Cristo. What awaits him there is a fortune in gold-and a new identity with which to persue his revenge and redemption.
Wrongfully imprisoned for fourteen years, Edmond Dantes escapes to the island of Monte Cristo. What awaits him there is a fortune in gold-and a new identity with which to persue his revenge and redemption.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780451529701 (0451529707)
ASIN: 451529707
Publish date: April 5th 2005
Publisher: Signet Classics
Pages no: 509
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Classic Literature,
France,
Fiction,
Historical
TITLE: The Count of Monte Cristo AUTHOR: Alexandre Dumas TRANSLATOR: Robin Buss DATE PUBLISHED: originally 1844 (Penguin edition 2012) FORMAT: Hardcover EDITION: Penguin Classics (Clothbound), complete and unabridged ISBN-13: 978...
Young sailor Edmond Dantés is well-meaning, kind and really rather naive, wanting nothing more than to make enough money to take care of his elderly father and marry his beloved Mercedes. There are other, less well-meaning people in his life who want what he has and are prepared to frame Dantés for ...
This classic story of wrongful imprisonment, hidden treasure, and revenge is truly a masterpiece. Alexandre Dumas’ famous novel The Count of Monte Cristo has seen life not only in print but in film and television, but one cannot appreciate the novel unless you read it in its entire unabridged lengt...
I found this book long and a bit difficult to read. Apparently, I read the abridged version, but I can't imagine what they took out. Anyway, the end made up for the early dragging. The revenge in the end was worth the wait and very clever.