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Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, edmond dantes is confined to the grim fortress of the chateau dif. Edmund dantes is easily one of my new all time favourite characters. This pin was discovered by the reading cove book club. He is best known for his historical novels the three musketeers and the count. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from the plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter auguste maquet. The count of monte cristo by alexandre dumas overdrive. The count of monte cristo libe audio cd audiobook, cd. A few years later, probably around 14, i tracked down the complete and unabridged version oxford classic i dont remember who the translator was, but publisher was the oxford university press, and it became. The count of monte cristo by alexandre dumas a readable copy. The count of monte cristo and millions of other books are available for instant access.
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I really had doubts about reading it as i didnt really know much about it and it is quite a chunky book. The story takes place in france, italy, islands in the mediterranean and in. Eventually, the evil is more than reversed, initially by revenge, which in time is tempered by love, empathy, pure good luck. The count of monte cristo was always a story of extremes, of murder and vengeance, of great wealth and ambition, of love and intense hate, but now, with dumas descriptive capacity restored, with his imagination untethered by dull witted opportunistic hack translators, with his canvas cleaned of impurities, the readers involvement is. What can you say bout the count of monte cristo that has not already been written over the years other than adding your voice to the thousands and thousands of readers who have enjoyed this work since it was first published. The count of monte cristo by alexandre dumas is the story of a young sailor who has been cheated of the life he was supposed to have. The count of monte cristo by alexandre dumas best 100. It is one of the authors most popular works, along with the three musketeers. The count of monte cristo needs to be read in all its unabridged glory to fully appreciate why it is a masterpiece and classic. The count of monte cristo is an adventure novel by french author alexandre dumas pere completed in 1844 in 1815 edmond dantes, a young and successful merchant sailor who has just recently been. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Monte cristo has two goals to reward those who were kind to him and his aging father, and to punish those responsible for his imprisonment. The count of monte cristo audiobook by alexandre dumas 18021870 the sailor edmond dantes is wrongly accused of treason and imprisoned in the chateau dif.
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