EAN: 9780140449266

ALEXANDRE DUMAS - GEBRAUCHT THE COUNT OF MONTE ...

"On what slender threads do life and fortune hang." Nominated as one of America's best-loved
novels by PBS's The Great American Read  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 he becomes determined not only to escape  but
also to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible
for his incarceration. Dumas' epic tale of suffering and retribution  inspired by a real-life
case of wrongful imprisonment  was a huge popular success when it was first serialized in the
1840s. Robin Buss's lively English translation is complete and unabridged  and remains faithful
to the style of Dumas's original. This edition includes an introduction  explanatory notes and
suggestions for further reading.   For more than seventy years  Penguin has been the leading
publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1 700 titles 
Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across
genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by
introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors  as well as
up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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