The Count of Monte Cristo (Signet Abridged Edition)
β Scribed by Dumas, Alexandre
- Book ID
- 110510396
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 648 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
Nominated as one of Americaβs best-loved novels by PBSβs The Great American Read
A popular bestseller since its publication in 1844, The Count of Monte Cristo is one of the great page-turning thrillers of all time. Set against the tumultuous years of the post-Napoleonic era, Alexandre Dumasβs grand historical romance recounts the swashbuckling adventures of Edmond DantΓ¨s, a dashing young sailor falsely accused of treason. The story of his long imprisonment, dramatic escape, and carefully wrought revenge offers up a vision of France that has become immortal. As Robert Louis Stevenson declared, "I do not believe there is another volume extant where you can breathe the same unmingled atmosphere of romance."
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