The Count of Monte Cristo
$57.96
- Hardcover
1240 pages
- Release Date
7 May 2009
Summary
This extraordinary tale, set against the dramatic upheavals of the years after Napoleon, is more than an adventure story. It is an epic of justice, retribution and self-discovery matched only by Les Miserables in the France of its time.
On the day of his wedding, Edmond Dantes, master mariner, is arrested in Marseille on trumped-up charges and spirited away to the cellars of the Chateau d’If, an impregnable sea fortress in which he is imprisoned indefinitely. Escaping from the chateau…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781841593203 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1841593206 |
| Author: | Alexandre Dumas, Umberto Eco |
| Publisher: | Everyman |
| Imprint: | Everyman's Library |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 1240 |
| Release Date: | 7 May 2009 |
| Weight: | 1.07kg |
| Dimensions: | 54mm x 141mm x 212mm |
| Series: | Everyman's Library CLASSICS |
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Critics Review
“A piece of perfect storytelling.” –Robert Louis Stevenson
“From the Trade Paperback edition.”
Alexandre Dumas
Umberto Eco (1932-2016) wrote fiction, literary criticism, and philosophy. His first novel, The Name of the Rose, was a major international bestseller. His other works include Foucault’s Pendulum, The Island of the Day Before, Baudolino, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, The Prague Cemetery, and Numero Zero, along with many brilliant collections of essays.
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