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The Count of Monte Cristo (Clothbound Classics) Book

HardCover. Pub Date :2012-11-29 Pages: 1312 Language: English Publisher: Penguin Classics Hardcover A beautiful new clothbound edition of Alexandre Dumas classic novel of wrongful imprisonment. adventure and revenge. Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed. Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of the Chateau dIf. 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.Read More

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  • Foyles

    A beautiful new clothbound edition of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel of wrongful imprisonment, adventure and revenge. Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of the Chateau d'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 hugely 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. "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  Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Alexandre Dumas (1802-70) was a pioneer of Romantic theatre in France, but in 1839 he turned his attention to writing the novels for which he is best known today, pften using collaborators such as Auguste Maquet to suggest plots or historical background. His most famous works include The Three Musketeers (1844), The Count of Monte Cristo (1844-5) and The Man in the Iron Mask (1847).

  • BookDepository

    The Count of Monte Cristo : Hardback : Penguin Books Ltd : 9780141392462 : 0141392460 : 12 Jun 2015 : Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to grim fortress of the Chateau d'If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on 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.

  • Blackwell

    Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to grim fortress of the Chateau d'If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on Isle of Monte Cristo and becomes determined not only to escape but to unearth...

  • 0141392460
  • 9780141392462
  • Alexandre Dumas
  • 29 November 2012
  • Penguin Classics
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 1312
  • Reprint
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