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The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas
CD-Audio
Publication Date: 01/07/2010

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This captivating tale of betrayal, scheming and revenge is one of Alexandre Dumas's most popular novels. Thrown in prison for a crime he did not commit, the young Edmond Dantes has a lot of time to contemplate fitting revenge plans for the aristocratic conspirators that jealously ruined his glittering future. When he finally emerges prison fourteen years later, he is a man transformed beyond all recognition. But, lurking behind the charismatic and engaging face that Dantes shows to society is a dangerous conspirator, hell-bent on revenge. With the ability to seamlessly shift between multiple personas, Dantes menaces his enemies and drives them to distraction using his devilish cunning. The pace, intrigue and high drama of this thrilling adventure story is masterfully portrayed in our new unabridged audiobook.
ISBN:
9789626341346
9789626341346
Category:
Classic fiction
Format:
CD-Audio
Publication Date:
01-07-2010
Publisher:
Naxos Audio Books
Country of origin:
Hong Kong
Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas was born July 24, 1802, at Villiers-Cotterets, France, the son of Napoleon's famous mulatto general, Dumas.

Alexandre Dumas began writing at an early age and saw his first success in a play he wrote entitled Henri III et sa Cour (1829). A prolific author, Dumas was also an adventurer and took part in the Revolution of 1830.

Dumas is most famous for his brilliant historical novels, which he wrote with collaborators, mainly Auguste Maquet, and which were serialized in the popular press of the day.

His most popular works are The Three Musketeers (1844), The Count of Monte Cristo (1844-45), and The Man in Iron Mask (1848-50). Dumas made and lost several fortunes, and died penniless on December 5, 1870.

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