Edmund Dants, betrayed by his enemies and unjustly convicted of aiding the exiled Napoleon, escapes after fourteen years imprisonment in the Chteau d'If and embarks on a carefully crafted plot to seek his revenge. Reissue.
Translated with an Introduction by Robin Buss
Edmund Dantes, unjustly convicted of aiding the exiled Napoleon, escapes after fourteen years imprisonment and seeks his revenge in Paris
In addition, it is a story that involves romance, loyalty, betrayal, and selfishness, shown throughout the story as characters slowly reveal their true inner nature. The book is considered a literary classic today.
Volume 3, The Count of Monte Cristo or "Le Comte de Monte-Cristo" as it was originally titled in French is a story of adventure by Alexandre Dumas born as Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie.
In addition, it is a story that involves romance, loyalty, betrayal, and selfishness, shown throughout the story as characters slowly reveal their true inner nature. The book is considered a literary classic today.
The Count of Monte Cristo: Translated and Abridged by Lowell Bair
In addition, it is a story that involves romance, loyalty, betrayal and selfishness, shown throughout the story as characters slowly reveal their true inner nature. The book is considered a literary classic today.
Edmond Dantes thinks life is grand until he is arrested and imprisoned for a crime he did not commit.
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Edmond Dantes thinks life is grand until he is arrested and imprisoned for a crime he did not commit.
" --William Makepeace Thackeray The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and the Levant during the historical events of 1815-1838 (from just before the Hundred Days through the reign of Louis-Philippe of France).
The story of his long imprisonment, dramatic escape, and carefully wrought revenge offers up a vision of France that has become immortal.
Sent to prison on a false accusation in 1815, Edmond Dantes escapes many years later and finds a treasure which he uses to exact his revenge.
The story of his long imprisonment, dramatic escape, and carefully wrought revenge offers up a vision of France that has become immortal.
Using the fortune left to him by Abbé Faria, he transforms himself into the powerful and enigmatic Count of Monte Cristo, and systematically hunts down the men who put him behind bars.
This is one in a series of books that offers a quick way into a range of exciting stories.
That Tuesday the theatres open at ten o'clock in the morning, as Lent begins after eight at night; on the Tuesday all those who, through lack ... Then the Castle of Saint Angelo fired three cannons to indicate that number three had won.
Now, he becomes the Count of Monte Cristo. He crushes his enemies in Paris. Then, he reveals his true identity to all of them. This is probably the best novel of Alexandre Dumas.
Dashing young Edmond Dantès has everything. He is engaged to a beautiful woman, is about to become the captain of a ship, and is well liked by almost everyone. But...