| The Count of Monte Cristo Contributor(s): Dumas, Alexandre (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486456439 ISBN-13: 9780486456430 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: Falsely accused during the final days of Napoleon's reign, Edmond Dante s 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 560 |
| Series: Dover Books on Literature & Drama |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (1.20 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 50519 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A piece of perfect storytelling. -- Robert Louis Stevenson. First published in 1844, The Count of Monte Cristo remains one of literature's greatest adventures. Based on actual events, this sweeping historical romance, considered to be Dumas' finest work, recounts the story of Edmond Dant s, a gallant young sailor whose life takes a bitter turn when, during the final days of Napoleon's reign, he is falsely accused of treason and condemned to lifelong imprisonment. After languishing for many years in a fetid dungeon, he makes his dramatic escape. In a labyrinthine tale plump with themes of justice, vengeance, lost love, and mercy and forgiveness, Dant s is now free to play out his elaborate plans of revenge on those who betrayed him. |