The Son of Monte Cristo, Volume I (of II) by Alexandre Dumas, Fiction, Classics, Action & Adventure, War & Military: 1 - Softcover

Dumas, Alexandre

Softcover

ISBN 10: 160664338X ISBN 13: 9781606643389

Publisher: Aegypan, 2009

Synopsis

 

THE COUNT IS BACK!

In The Count of Monte Cristo, Edmond Dantes was a young sailor who, in 1815, returned to Marseilles with great expectations. But Dantes' enemies had him imprisoned in the dungeons of Château D'If. In prison, Dantes met and befriended an Italian abbé who educated him and then, in death, helped him escape with a fabulous secret of a treasure on the island of Monte Cristo. Rich and posing as the Count of Monte Cristo, Dantes returned with a beautiful companion named Haidee to destroy those who ruined his life.

In this sequel, the story continues.

Starting in the midst of the action of Count, Son of Monte Cristo starts dramatically with the arrival of the Count of Monte Cristo at the wedding of Eugenie Danglars, daughter of Dantes enemy, and the Italian Count Andrea Cavalcanti.

One of the Dantes enemies, a former galley-slave named Caderouse, had been killed in a burglary at the Count of Monte Cristo. At the wedding the Count reveals that Andrea Cavalcanti was the murderer -- and is reality a criminal named Benedetto. Benedetto flees -- but not without a hefty portion of Eugenie's dowry in his pockets!

After his revenge, the Count of Monte Cristo married Haidee. Now, he has a son named Spero.

New adventures await him as he must fight against the wiles of the notorious bandit, Benedetto, who has returned to wreak his own revenge!

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About the Author

Alexandre Dumas (1802 - 1870) was a French writer. His works have been translated into nearly 100 languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors. Many of his historical novels of high adventure were originally published as serials, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After and The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later. His novels have been adapted since the early twentieth century for nearly 200 films. Dumas' last novel, The Knight of Sainte-Hermine, unfinished at his death, was completed by a scholar and published in 2005, becoming a bestseller. It was published in English in 2008 as The Last Cavalier. Prolific in several genres, Dumas began his career by writing plays, which were successfully produced from the first. He also wrote numerous magazine articles and travel books; his published works totaled 100,000 pages.

About this edition

• Publisher: Aegypan
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 160664338X
• ISBN 13: 9781606643389
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240