The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics)

Description

“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. Read more

Features:

Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Classics; Reissue edition (May 27, 2003)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 1276 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0140449264
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 66
• Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ HL570L
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.94 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.08 x 2.25 x 7.75 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #3,433 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #5 in Classic Action & Adventure (Books) #92 in Classic Literature & Fiction #308 in Literary Fiction (Books)
• #5 in Classic Action & Adventure (Books)