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The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
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The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

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  1. Pixelinchen recommends The Stars' Tennis Balls by Stephen Fry, "The Count of Monte Cristo in the British dotcom world of the 20th Century"
  2. lilisin recommends The Queen of the South by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
  3. bokai recommends Selected Short Stories (Penguin Classics) by Guy de Maupassant, "While Maupassant's power is in his slice of life short stories told in an objective narrative voice and Dumas is the master of the thousand page epic told (see more) (see more) in highly sympathetic narration, both authors evoke images of the same France and are unequaled in their skill at bringing character and conflict to life. A short by Maupassant is a great way to break up the lengthy prose of Dumas, and Dumas, in turn, expands and elaborates the world that Maupassant provides only glimpses of."
  4. roby72 recommends Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane by Alain-René Lesage
  5. rareflorida recommends The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester, "An old SciFi classic based upon The Count of Monte Cristo. Be patient because the begining of the story may be frustrating but you will eventually see (see more) the intelligence."
  6. MarcusBrutus recommends Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini
  7. MarcusBrutus recommends D'artagnan Romances, The (5 Volume Set: The Three Guardsman; Vicomte De Bragelonne; Ten Years Later; Louise de la Vallie by Alexandre Dumas
  8. VictoriaPL recommends Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
  9. VictoriaPL recommends Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
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ENJOYING THIS BOOK AS A BED TIME READ... COLORFUL AND ENTERTAINING.... A GREAT CLASSIC TO READ!
  ricky2love | Nov 19, 2009 |
A novel for the ages and one of my favorites. You almost already know what will happen, and having that knowledge makes you want to continue all the more. A better revenge novel has never been written. ( )
  SendersName | Nov 11, 2009 |
A rollicking adventure story. ( )
  GomezGarciaGonzalez | Nov 10, 2009 |
This is what life, and therefore the novel, should be. This exact thing. If it weren't for...air conditioning, indoor plumbing, and modern medicine, I would fervently wish to live in this time period. Dumas covers pretty much all relevant themes: love, hate, loss, God, revenge, war, forgiveness, honor. And you never feel like you're trudging through an epic. That's the one problem I had with War and Peace; the historical bits seem so out of place. But Dumas weaves history in so perfectly. The characters are deeply developed, as are the themes. This is actually a very Christian book, with a very Christian message...similar to War and Peace, and not just because it's long. ( )
  maryjanemanolos | Nov 7, 2009 |
The Count of Monte Cristo is the tale of Edmond Dantès, a young man facing a bright future. Even though he is barely twenty, the young sailor is looking forward to rapid promotion in his job and a joyous marriage to the love of his life. Unfortunately Edmond has rivals for each and these men conspire to get him out of the way. Through their actions, Edmond is falsely accused of conspiracy and imprisoned. Years pass and life passes Edmond by. Eventually people assume that he is dead. The truth however, is that Edmond eventually escapes imprisonment and finds the means in which to prepare an elaborate revenge. Upon a second reading, it occurred to me that this really is a big, fat, honkin' melodrama that really doesn't offer deep insights into the human condition. But, oh, what fun! I truly enjoyed the story, though it was a bit disillusioning to discover that Batman, the Shadow and Captain Christopher Pike weren't quite as original as I thought.
--J. ( )
  Hamburgerclan | Oct 24, 2009 |
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On February 24, 1815, the watchtower at Marseilles signaled the arrival of the three-master Pharaon, coming from Smyrna, Trieste and Naples.
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Amazon calls the "The Count of Monte Cristo," but WorldCat says it is "The Man in The Iron Mask," so not sure what to do.
These are abridged versions of The Count of Monte Cristo
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blurb: This enduringly popular tale of live and vengeance in the post Napoleonic era follows Edmond Dantes as he prepares to captain his own ship and marry his beloved Mercedes. But on his wedding day, he is betrayed by spiteful enemies and arrested on trumped up charges. Condemned to lifelong imprisonment, he befriends Abbe Faria, a priest and fellow inmate with an escape plan. When Abbe Faria dies, Edmond escapes alone. Free at last, and incredibly wealthy, Edmond enters society posing as the brooding and mysterious count of Monte Cristo to reclaim his lost love and exact a terrible vengeance from his accusers.

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