The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

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The Count of Monte Cristo (Bantam Classics)

by Alexandre Dumas

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Info:	Bantam Classics (1985), Paperback, 544 pages
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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."
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I did not realize that this book was abridged until after I was into the second chapter, but since there are notes throughout the book, I don't think I missed too much of the story. This is my first Barnes & Noble Classics book but hopefully I will buy several more. This is such an exciting story that I found it very hard to put the book down each time I sat down to read it. (

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DaddyPupcake | Dec 11, 2009 |

Favorite book of all time.

stoliv1975 | Dec 1, 2009 |

I love this book because it is a great example of how a good person can be changed by certain events in their life. The progression of the counts life being taken over by the need for revenge is spellbinding. A true classic (

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trinibaby9 | Nov 24, 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. (

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SendersName | Nov 11, 2009 |

A rollicking adventure story. (

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GomezGarciaGonzalez | Nov 10, 2009 |

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Canonical Title

The Count of Monte Cristo

Original publication date

1844

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The Count of Monte Cristo (2002 ∙ Kevin Reynolds ∙ IMDb)

Gankutsuou (2004 ∙ Mahiro Maeda ∙ IMDb)

Awards and honors

BBC's Big Read (Best loved novel, 2003, No 44)

The Observer's 100 Greatest Novels of All Time (2003)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (2006/2008 Edition)

Guardian 1000 (Crime)

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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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