The Count of Monte Cristo

Title: The Count of Monte Cristo Author: Alexandre Dumas ISBN: 9780140449266 Publisher: Penguin Classics Published: 2003 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: New New from the publisher Fiction 1694023 Publisher Description: Alexandre Dumas's epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment--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. Robin Buss's lively translation is complete and unabridged, and remains faithful to the style of Dumas's original. Thi