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Count of Monte Cristo, The (movie tie-in)
by Alexandre Dumas pere
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0142000736
- ISBN 13
- 9780142000731
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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 more popular works, along with The Three Musketeers.
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.
The Count of Monte Cristo has been translated into almost all the modern languages. an inspiration for many literary and non-literary works, it has been a subject of various notable adaptations across different art forms.
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.
The Count of Monte Cristo has been translated into almost all the modern languages. an inspiration for many literary and non-literary works, it has been a subject of various notable adaptations across different art forms.
Synopsis
The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It is often considered to be one of the most popular works from Dumas and his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. It tells the tale of a young sailor named Edmond Dantes, who is arrested on his wedding day and falsely accused of treason! He imprisoned for many years on a remote island fortress, until he conceives of an escape plan and sets forth to set his world right.
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- Bookseller
- Janson Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M0917210000012
- Title
- Count of Monte Cristo, The (movie tie-in)
- Author
- Alexandre Dumas pere
- Format/Binding
- New
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0142000736
- ISBN 13
- 9780142000731
- Publisher
- Penguin (Non-Classics)
- Place of Publication
- E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- December 31, 2001
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