The Count of Monte Cristo
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Count of Monte Cristo
By (Author) Robin Waterfield
By (author) Alexandre Dumas
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Puffin Classics
25th January 1996
25th January 1996
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
843.7
Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003
Physical Properties
Paperback
400
Width 130mm, Height 196mm, Spine 22mm
260g
Description
Edmond Dantes is soon to be captain of his own ship & to marry his beloved Mercedes. But spiteful enemies provoke his arrest and on the day of his wedding he is condemned to lifelong imprisonment. In prison Edmond shares a secret plan of escape and a map to hidden riches with his companion, Faria. When Faria dies, Edmond attempts the incredible escape alone.
Reviews
A piece of perfect storytelling.Robert Louis Stevenson
Author Bio
Alexandre Dumas was a French playwright, historian and prolific novelist, penning a string of successful books including The Three Musketeers (1844), The Count of Monte Cristo (1845), and Twenty Years After(1845). His novels have been translated into a hundred different languages and inspired over two hundred films. In his day Dumas was as famous for his financial irresponsibility and flamboyant lifestyle as for his writing. Dumas died in 1870.
