The Count of Monte Cristo
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The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
A brilliant story of intrigue, retribution, revenge and redemption. Imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, Edmond Dantes spends fourteen bitter years in a dungeon.
The greatest of escape stories * Guardian *
What makes The Count Of Monte Cristo such a superior story is that revenge is not the only emotion driving the plot.. it is an almost perfect story - also in the mix are love, friendship, jealousy, faith, education, snobbery and class * Sunday Express *
The Count of Monte Cristo sustained my sanity and my life. It is a beautiful book. Incarceration coupled with interrogation can play cruel tricks on the mind and many are driven to suicide.The book taught me to hope when I was living at my mental limits -- Zhuang Zedong, former world table tennis champion and the greatest sportsman in China's history * The Times *
One of the most romantic of all novels * Mail on Sunday *
The Napoleon of story-tellers * Washington Post *
What makes The Count Of Monte Cristo such a superior story is that revenge is not the only emotion driving the plot.. it is an almost perfect story - also in the mix are love, friendship, jealousy, faith, education, snobbery and class * Sunday Express *
The Count of Monte Cristo sustained my sanity and my life. It is a beautiful book. Incarceration coupled with interrogation can play cruel tricks on the mind and many are driven to suicide.The book taught me to hope when I was living at my mental limits -- Zhuang Zedong, former world table tennis champion and the greatest sportsman in China's history * The Times *
One of the most romantic of all novels * Mail on Sunday *
The Napoleon of story-tellers * Washington Post *
Alexandre Dumas was born on 24 July 1802 in Villers-Cotterêts near Paris.His father, who was the son of a French marquis and a former slave, died when Alexandre was three years old. He was brought up by his mother and later moved to Paris to work as a clerk. He wrote plays, travel books, children's stories and memoirs as well as novels and was a keen traveller and cook. His most famous works are The Three Musketeers (1844) and The Count of Monte Cristo (1844-5). Alexandre Dumas died on 5 December 1870.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099518945 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099518945 |
| Title | The Count of Monte Cristo |
| Author | Alexandre Dumas |
| Series | Vintage Classics Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2009-06-04 |
| Number of pages | 1472 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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