The Count of Monte Cristo (Bantam Classics)

Alexandre Dumas

ISBN 10: 0553213504 / ISBN 13: 9780553213508

Published by Bantam Classics, 1984

About this Item

Nominated as one of America%u2019s best-loved novels by PBS%u2019s The Great American Read A popular bestseller since its publication in 1844, The Count of Monte Cristo is one of the great page-turning thrillers of all time. Set against the tumultuous years of the post-Napoleonic era, Alexandre Dumas%u2019s grand historical romance recounts the swashbuckling adventures of Edmond Dantès, a dashing young sailor falsely accused of treason. The story of his long imprisonment, dramatic escape, and carefully wrought revenge offers up a vision of France that has become immortal. As Robert Louis Stevenson declared, %u201CI do not believe there is another volume extant where you can breathe the same unmingled atmosphere of romance.%u201D Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.

Seller Inventory # 123811808

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Count of Monte Cristo (Bantam Classics)
• Publisher: Bantam Classics
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0553213504
• ISBN 13: 9780553213508
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

93 new copyright free drawings illustrating classical music groups individual performers musical instruments great classical composers more Indispensable archive of immediately usable graphics for newsletters stationery posters programsany project with a music related theme Dashing young Edmond Dants has everything He is engaged to a beautiful woman is about to become the captain of a ship and is well liked by almost everyone But his perfect life is shattered when he is framed by a jealous rival and thrown into a dark prison cell for 14 years The greatest tale of betrayal adventure and revenge ever written The Count of Monte Cristo continues to dazzle readers with its thrilling and memorable scenes including Dants s miraculous escape from prison his amazing discovery of a vast hidden treasure and his transformation into the mysterious and wealthy Count of Monte Cristo a man whose astonishing thirst for vengeance is as cruel as it is just Edmund Dantes unjustly convicted of aiding the exiled Napoleon escapes after fourteen years imprisonment and seeks his revenge in Paris For readers of Jodi Picoult Heather Gudenkauf and Elizabeth Flock comes a novel of secrets and suspense that challenges the ties that bind while reigniting the hope of enduring love Lainey Hollingsworth is the anchor in her home In addition to managing her husband s writing career she oversees the daily operations of a chaotic family a rebellious teenage daughter a stepson who blames her for ruining his life and an adoptive father afflicted with Alzheimer s Lainey always had a volatile relationship with her mother who never revealed the truth about Lainey s biological father or the reason she fled Italy for England when Lainey was an infant As Lainey plans a trip to her mother s homeland in search of answers the familiar rhythm of life implodes when she receives a cryptic text message Ask your husband about Julia Suddenly caught between the ghosts of her