The Count of Monte Cristo (Puffin Classics)

Dumas, Alexandre

ISBN 10: 0140373535 / ISBN 13: 9780140373530

Published by Puffin Classics, 1996

About this Item

Presents a tale of love and revenge in the post-Napoleonic era. Edmond Dantes, a nineteen-year-old sailor from Marseilles, is soon to be captain of his own ship and to marry his beloved, the beautiful Mercedes. But spiteful enemies provoke his arrest on his wedding day, and he is condemned to life in prison. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 5AN; YFA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 278. . 1996. Abridged. paperback. . . . .

Seller Inventory # V9780140373530

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Count of Monte Cristo (Puffin Classics)
• Publisher: Puffin Classics
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140373535
• ISBN 13: 9780140373530
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

A tale of love and revenge in the post-Napoleonic era. Edmond Dantes, a nineteen-year-old sailor from Marseilles, is soon to be captain of his own ship and to marry his beloved, the beautiful Mercedes. But spiteful enemies provoke his arrest on his wedding day, and he is condemned to life in prison. His sole companion is the 'crazy' priest Faria, who shares with Edmond a secret escape plan, and a map to hidden riches on the island of Monte Cristo. When Faria dies, Edmond attempts the incredible escape alone. finally he is free and rich beyond imagination after 14 years in prison. Keeping his true identity a secret, he enters society as Count of Monte Cristo, a polite, refined nobleman determined to reclaim his lost love, and to avenge his accusers. This is a story of suspense, intrigue, love and the triumph of good over evil.

specially abridged for Puffin Classics.

About the Author

Alexander Dumas was born in 1802 at Villes-Cotterets. He received very little education but when he entered the household of the future king, Louis-Philippe, he began to read veraciously and then to write. In 1839 he began writing novels dealing with the wars of religion and the Revolution, but he is most remembered for his historical novels, The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.