Alexandre dumas 18021870 edmond dantes, a young seaman with a promising future, is arrested at his wedding ceremony under calomnious charges, and locked up in the chateau dif for 14 years. It is often considered, along with the three musketeers, as dumas most popular work. Edmond dantes, envoye en prison suite a une machination, va. The count of monte cristo radio program starring carleton young. The work, which is set during the time of the bourbon restoration in france. After fourteen years of imprisonment he manages to escape and finds the treasure on the island of montecristo. Et quelle decouverte aije faite, grace a vos enregistrements. It was written in 1844 and is now in the public domain. The count of monte cristo is an adventure novel by french author alexandre dumas pere. Edmond dantes is a young sailor destined for a brilliant career. Like many of his novels, it was expanded from plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter auguste maquet. My version has 117 chapters, it is an oversized book with excellent illustrations published by gaillimard. I recommend it to all, young and not so young for its spellbinding narrative, character study and development, and overall deus ex machina events that keep the reader looking forward to the successive chapters that are far from banal and superficial.
The translation was released in book form with all twenty illustrations in two volumes in may 1846, a month after the. The count of monte cristo ebooks for all free ebooks. Maintenant disponible sur couverture rigide jules rouff et cie editeurs non date etat du livre. The work, which is set during the time of the bourbon restoration in france, tells the story of an unjustly incarcerated. The count of monte cristo is a classic french novel. But during his engagement party is suddenly arrested, accused of conspiracy and imprisoned in the chateau dif. Il a du remplacer le capitaine leclere, decede durant le voyage, des suites dune fievre cerebrale. The count of monte cristo ebooks for all free ebooks download. Project gutenberg offers 61,895 free ebooks to download. Editions of the count of monte cristo by alexandre dumas. It is also among the highest selling books of all time. Project gutenberg offers 61,612 free ebooks to download.
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