The Count of Monte Cristo
Author: Dumas, Alexandre
ISBN: 9780140449266
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year First Published: 2003
Pages: 1312
Dimensions: 197mm x 128mm x 55mm
Format: Hardback
Description:
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Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and becomes determined not only to escape but to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. A huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s, Dumas was inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment when writing his epic tale of suffering and retribution.
ISBN: 9780140449266
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year First Published: 2003
Pages: 1312
Dimensions: 197mm x 128mm x 55mm
Format: Hardback
Description:
Penguin Classics relaunch.
Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and becomes determined not only to escape but to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. A huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s, Dumas was inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment when writing his epic tale of suffering and retribution.