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DUMAS ALEXANDRE THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO

The victim of betrayal by friends and an insidious plot to hide another's perfidy  innocent
young sailor Edmond Dantes is imprisoned for life at the island fortress of the Chateau d'If.
After fourteen years  he makes a harrowing escape and works his way to the island of Monte
Cristo  where he recovers abundant treasures whose location were made known to him by a fellow
prisoner. Wealthy beyond imagination  Dantes sets about engineering the downfall and ruin of
the men who stole his youth and robbed him of everything that he held dear in life. Written in
1844  Alexandre Dumas' colorful tale of revenge  hope  and salvation is one of the best-loved
classics of world literature. This 2011 edition features the full unabridged text of the novel
with its kaleidoscopic presentation of historical events and intrigues on the European
continent in the early nineteenth century. The Count of Monte Cristo is one of Barnes & Noble's
leatherbound classics. Each volume features authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors
in exquisitely designed bonded-leather bindings  with distinctive gilt edging and a silk-ribbon
bookmark. Decorative  durable  and collectible  these books offer hours of leasure to readers
young and old  and are an indispensible cornerstone for any home library.

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