The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (Penguin Classics)
By Alexandre DumasThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas’s epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read
Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes 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 unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration.
Robin Buss’s lively translation is complete and unabridged, and remains faithful to the style of Dumas’s original. This edition includes an introduction, explanatory notes, and suggestions for further reading.
Book details
- Paperback
- 1312 pages
- English
- 0866119795
- 9780866119795
About Alexandre Dumas
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