The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo - Paperback

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The Count of Monte Cristo - Paperback

The Count of Monte Cristo - Paperback

by Alexandre Dumas
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by Alexandre Dumas (Author), Robin Buss (Translator), Robin Buss (Introduction by)

One of the grandest tales of adventure, Alexandre Dumas's epic novel of revenge, perseverance, lost love, and self-invention--now a PBS Masterpiece miniseries starring Sam Claflin and Jeremy Irons

"My desert island book . . . No matter how many times I revisit it, I find new lines to appreciate, new narrative corners to explore."--V. E. Schwab, The New York Times Book Review

Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of the Château d'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.

Robin Buss's lively translation is complete and unabridged, and remains faithful to the style of Dumas's original. This edition includes an introduction, chronology, explanatory notes, and suggestions for further reading.

Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Author Biography

Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) was the son of Napoleon's famous general Dumas. A prolific author, his body of work includes a number of popular classics, including The Three Musketeers and The Man in the Iron Mask.

Robin Buss (1939-2006) was a writer and translator who worked for the Independent on Sunday and as television critic for the Times Educational Supplement. He was also the translator of a number of volumes for Penguin Classics.
Number of Pages: 1312
Dimensions: 2.27 x 7.78 x 5.07 IN
Publication Date: May 27, 2003
ISBN9780140449266
Author Alexandre Dumas
PublisherPenguin Group
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedMay 2003
LanguageENG- English
Pages1312
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Alexandre Dumas was born in 1802 at Villers-Cotterets in France. He received very little education but when he entered the household of the future king, Louis-Philippe, he began to read voraciously and then to write. He is best remembered for his historical novels, The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. Dumas died in 1870. Robin Buss was a writer and translator who worked for the Independent on Sunday and as television critic for The Times Educational Supplement. He published critical studies of works by Vigny and Cocteau, and three books on European cinema, The French Through Their Films (1988), Italian Films (1989) and French Film Noir (1994). He also translated a number of volumes for Penguin Classics. He died in 2006.

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