The Count of Monte Cristo

ThisbelovednoveltellsthestoryofEdmondDantès,wrongfullyimprisonedforlifeinthesupposedlyimpregnableseafortress,theChâteaud’If.Afteradaringescape,andafterunearthingahiddentreasurerevealedtohimbyafellowprisoner,hedevotestherestofhislifetotrackingdownandpunishingtheenemieswhowrongedhim.Thoughabrilliantstoryteller,Dumaswasgiventorepetitionsandredundancies;thisslightlystreamlinedversionoftheoriginal1846EnglishtranslationspeedsthenarrativeflowwhileretainingmostoftherichpictorialdescriptionsandalltheessentialdetailsofDumas’sintricatelyplottedandthrillingmasterpiece.AlexandreDumas’sepicnovelofjustice,retribution,andself-discovery—oneofthemostenduringlypopularadventuretaleseverwritten—inanewlyrevisedtranslation.(BookJacketStatus:Jacketed),