The Count of Monte Cristo
Published on 27. March 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
1312 pages
978-0-14-044926-6 (ISBN)
Description
The epic tale of wrongful imprisonment, adventure and revenge, in its definitive translation
Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes 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 BUSS
Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes 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 BUSS
Reviews / Votes
"It's my desert island book, not only because it's a tome, but because no matter how many times I revisit it, I find new lines to appreciate, new narrative corners to explore." -V. E. Schwab in The New York Times Book ReviewMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
chronology, notes
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 59 mm
Weight
880 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-044926-6 (9780140449266)
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Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo
E-Book
03/2003
1st Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
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Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo
Book
03/1996
Penguin Books Ltd
€31.15
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Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo
Book
03/1996
Penguin Books Ltd
€31.15
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Persons
Alexandre 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.
Robin Buss is a journalist and translator.