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The Count of Monte Cristo. [paperback - Oxford World's Classics]. Paperback. - 2008

by Dumas, Alexandre. (Coward, David; translator & editor)

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Oxford/New York. Oxford University Press. (2008). PAPERBACK.. NEAR FINE. (Superficial crease along spine, binder's error. Book like new/unread: no writings. A clean/tight/crisp copy). Small octavo. xxviii. + 1108pp. Introduction, Bibliography Chronology, Textual Note. Revised translation with Introduction & Explanatory Notes by David Coward. Ships USPS Media Mail. ADDITIONAL POSTAGE FOR DIFFERENT. Revised 2008 Reissue of the 1998 Oxford World's Classics edition. Estate sale acquisition of numerous Oxford World's Classics titles: Bronte, Dumas, Burney, Trollope.
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About this book

The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, often considered one of Dumas' most popular works alongside The Three Musketeers. The story takes place in France, Italy, and islands in the Mediterranean during the historical events of the Bourbon Restoration through the reign of Louis-Philippe of France. It tells an incredible story of vengeance, following the journey of a wrongfully imprisoned man.

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One of the most exciting and best-loved novels of all time, The Count of Monte Cristo is a timeless tale of endurance, courage, and revenge. Falsely accused of treason, the young sailor Edmond Dants is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned on an island fortress. After years of solitary confinement in a cramped, dank dungeon, he befriends an Italian prisoner who, with his dying breath, reveals the location of a vast treasure on the island of Monte Cristo. Dants stages a daring and dramatic escape, retrieves this fabulous fortune, and returns to France to exact revenge on his enemies, posing as the Count of Monte Cristo. Dants pursues his vengeance to the bitter end, only then realizing that he himself is a victim of fate. This newly revised, unabridged translation is as unputdownable now as it was when the novel first appeared. It thoroughly updates the classic translation based on the original serialization and includes a new bibliography and revised notes, plus a lively introduction by David Coward, a prize-winning translator and editor of nine Dumas novels.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

First Edition Identification

The most common English translation was originally published in 1846 by Chapman and Hall. This was originally released in ten weekly installments from March 1846 with six pages of letterpress and two illustrations by M Valentin.

Chapman and Hall, London, released a 2 volume set of the translation in May 1846, featuring twenty illustrations.  


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David Coward is Professor of French Literature Emeritus at the University of Leeds.

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