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The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (père) completed in 1844. It is one of the author's most popular works, along with The Three Musketeers .
Dumas’ epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment, was a huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s. Robin Buss’s lively English translation is complete and unabridged, and remains faithful to the style of Dumas’s original.
Aug 1, 2013 · Set in early 19th century France, Edmond Dantès is framed as a Bonapartist traitor, and sentenced to fourteen years in prison. In jail, he befriends a man who tells him of a treasure on the...
Jan 1, 1998 · The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… In Movie Books. In Adventure. About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
“Better fare, if you pay for it, books, and leave to walk about.” “I do not want books, I am satisfied with my food, and do not care to walk about; but I wish to see the governor.” “If you worry me by repeating the same thing, I will not bring you any more to eat.”
May 15, 2024 · The Count of Monte Cristo, Romantic novel by French author Alexandre Dumas pere, published serially in 1844–46 and in book form in 1844–45. The work, which is set during the time of the Bourbon Restoration in France, tells the story of an unjustly incarcerated man who escapes to find revenge.
Apr 5, 2005 · Alexandre Dumas. Penguin, Apr 5, 2005 - Fiction - 528 pages. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. A popular bestseller since its publication in 1844,...
A classic adventure novel, often considered Dumas' best work, and frequently included on lists of the best novels of all time. Completed in 1844, and released as an 18-part series over the...
‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ is an adventure novel written by Alexandre Dumas in 1844. It tells the story of Edmond Dantes, falsely accused of treason and imprisoned without trial, who escapes and plots revenge against those responsible for his imprisonment.
The Count of Monte Cristo. By Alexandre Dumas Introduction by Lorenzo Carcaterra. By Alexandre Dumas Read by Richard Matthews. Best Seller. Part of Modern Library Classics. Category: Classic Fiction | Historical Fiction. Category: Historical Fiction | Audiobooks. Mass Market Paperback $6.95. Dec 01, 1984| ISBN 9780553213508. Buy. Ebook $5.99.
