The Count of Monte Cristo
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Alexandre Dumas
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadA 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 Dumas’s grand historical romance recounts the swashbuckling adventures of Edmond Dantès, 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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Author
Alexandre Dumas
Pages
528
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2005-04-05
ISBN
1101042516 9781101042519
Ratings
Google: 5
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"The Heiress by Molly Greensly."
Mary High
"The Ultimate revenge story in which a man rises from the ashes to greet the person who put him there. "
Shaan Mathur
"One of my favorite books"
Mary Howard Blackburn
"Wow, gripping exciting read!"
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Rebekah Travis
"Full disclosure. I read this while working and studying for classes. Some of the time, i didn't understand what was going on and got mixed up with the characters and the plot line. But I was ok with that because I was reading simply to read, and I enjoyed it. I hope to read it again sometime when I have more mental energy to put into it. That might increase my star rating. :)"
Jessica English-Ramsay
"It's a long read, but it's one of my favourites"
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Glynis bateson
"Best book ever. To avenge or not? To let Providence bring justice or be justice? Amazing characters amazing places amazing adventures "
Cynthia Teter
"Very long winded, but has a magical way of painting scenery and being imersive in the moment"
Salvatore Troia
"I find this to be a different book each time I read it, or maybe it is I who have changed. "
Benjamin Leach
"My favorite novel. This is the ultimate revenge novel. The first quarter or so is a bit boring, but the action picks up massively after that. There are several versions and translations and there's also the abridged vs unabridged version. I recommend the penguin classics version. It's unabridged and one of the better translations."
Claudia Contreras
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