Count of Monte Cristo
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The epic tale of wrongful imprisonment, adventure and revenge, in its definitive translationThrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to use the treasure to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Dumas' epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment, was a huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s.Translated with an Introduction by ROBIN BUSS
CONTRIBUTORS: Alexandre Dumas, Robin Buss, Robin Buss
EAN: 9780140449266
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 884 g
HEIGHT: 198 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Penguin Books Ltd
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GENRE: FICTION / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Literary
WIDTH: 129 cm
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Book Themes:
France, Mediterranean countries, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, Classic fiction: general and literary, Historical adventure fiction, Historical fiction
Alexandre Dumas (1824-95) was a pioneer of the Romantic theatre in France, for which he wrote a series of colourful historical dramas, although it is as a novelist that he is best known today. His works include The Three Musketeers (1844-5), La Reine Margot (1845). Robin Buss is a journalist and translator.
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The epic tale of wrongful imprisonment, adventure and revenge, in its definitive translationThrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to use the treasure to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Dumas' epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment, was a huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s.Translated with an Introduction by ROBIN BUSS
CONTRIBUTORS: Alexandre Dumas, Robin Buss, Robin Buss
EAN: 9780140449266
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAGES:
WEIGHT: 884 g
HEIGHT: 198 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Penguin Books Ltd
DATE PUBLISHED:
CITY:
GENRE: FICTION / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Literary
WIDTH: 129 cm
SPINE:
Book Themes:
France, Mediterranean countries, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, Classic fiction: general and literary, Historical adventure fiction, Historical fiction
Alexandre Dumas (1824-95) was a pioneer of the Romantic theatre in France, for which he wrote a series of colourful historical dramas, although it is as a novelist that he is best known today. His works include The Three Musketeers (1844-5), La Reine Margot (1845). Robin Buss is a journalist and translator.
