The Count of Monte Cristo
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The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
The epic tale of wrongful imprisonment, adventure and revenge, in its definitive translation Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to use the treasure to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. 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. Translated with an Introduction by ROBIN BUSSAlexandre Dumas (1824-95) was a pioneer of the Romantic theatre in France, for which he wrote a series of colourful historical dramas, although it is as a novelist that he is best known today. His works include The Three Musketeers (1844-5), La Reine Margot (1845).
Robin Buss is a journalist and translator.
SKU | CIN0140449264G |
ISBN 13 | 9780140449266 |
ISBN 10 | 0140449264 |
Title | The Count of Monte Cristo |
Author | Alexandre Dumas |
Condition | good |
Binding type | Paperback |
Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
Year published | 2003-03-27 |
Number of pages | 1312 |
Prizes | Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003, Short-listed for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003 |
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