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Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (2003, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100140449264

ISBN-139780140449266

eBay Product ID (ePID)2488031

Product Key Features

Book TitleCount of Monte Cristo

Number of Pages1312 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicClassics, Literary, Action & Adventure, Historical

Publication Year2003

IllustratorYes

GenreFiction

AuthorAlexandre Dumas

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height2.2 in

Item Weight31.3 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2003-270054

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Notes byBuss, Robin

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal843/.7

Grade ToUP

Edition DescriptionRevised edition,Unabridged edition

Synopsis"On what slender threads do life and fortune hang." Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read 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 unearth the treasure and use it 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. Robin Buss's lively English translation is complete and unabridged, and remains faithful to the style of Dumas's original. This edition includes an introduction, explanatory notes and suggestions for further reading. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators., 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 becomes determined not only to escape but to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. A huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s, Dumas was inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment when writing his epic tale of suffering and retribution., Alexandre Dumas's epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment--nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read 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 unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Robin Buss's lively translation is complete and unabridged, and remains faithful to the style of Dumas's original. This edition includes an introduction, explanatory notes, and suggestions for further reading. Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

LC Classification NumberPQ2226