Bibliograph

The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas ; revised translation, with an introduction and notes by David Coward

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The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas ; revised translation, with an introduction and notes by David Coward

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page xxiii)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The Count of Monte Cristo

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

141484622

Responsibility statement

Alexandre Dumas ; revised translation, with an introduction and notes by David Coward

Series statement

Oxford world's classics

Summary

The Count of Monte Cristo (Paris, 1844-45), by French novelist and playwright Alexandre Dumas, is one of the most popular novels ever written. Set in Marseilles, Rome and Paris in the nineteenth century, it tells the story of Edmond Dantès, a young sailor who is falsely accused of treason and imprisoned in a dungeon for fourteen years. A fellow prisoner tells him where to find treasure buried on a Mediterranean island called Monte Cristo. On Dantès's escape, he acquires the treasure, gives himself the name Count of Monte Cristo, and ruthlessly goes about the slow destruction of his enemies. -- ENotes

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