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The Count of Monte Cristo [Abridged ∙ Dover Value Editions]

by Alexandre Dumas

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Falsely accused during the final days of Napoleon's reign, Edmond Dantès is imprisoned in the bleak Chateau d'If. After a hair-raising escape, he launches an elaborate plot to extract a bitter revenge against those who betrayed him. Amazingly based on actual events, Dumas' labyrinthine tale is popular fiction of the highest mark.… (more)
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It is said to be the worst written classic...and it may be true. But I enjoyed it, most of it, and aside from a various structural problems, I think it merits a read at least once. ( )
  publiusdb | Aug 22, 2013 |
I re-read this recently after many years (though had enough sense this time to get the abridged version!) and it truly is a masterful tale of betrayal, deviousness, and retribution. ( )
  Anna_Erishkigal | Mar 30, 2013 |
I've loved this book since highschool. ( )
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Falsely accused during the final days of Napoleon's reign, Edmond Dantès is imprisoned in the bleak Chateau d'If. After a hair-raising escape, he launches an elaborate plot to extract a bitter revenge against those who betrayed him. Amazingly based on actual events, Dumas' labyrinthine tale is popular fiction of the highest mark.

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