Original The Count Of Monte Cristo Book Cover

A handsome copy very well preserved bright and clean the cloth in good order and the black decorations and printing also fine.

Original the count of monte cristo book cover. The count of monte cristo is a world classic book based on an epic adventure. Alexandre dumas 1802 1870 was the son of napoleon s famous general dumas a prolific author his body of work includes a number of popular classics including the three musketeers and the man in the iron mask. With an introduction and notes by keith wren university of kent at canterbury the story of edmund dantes self styled count of monte cristo is told with consummate skill. Thick 8vo publisher s original olive camel coloured cloth the spine and upper cover each decorated and printed in black.

Revenge is a dish best served cold. And translated from the french by robin buss. Whereas the majesty of the count of counting added to the deliciousness of a monte cristo sandwich from bennigans still does not overmatch the inherent kickass value of the dumas novel which is it can. One of the most widely read french authors famed for his historical fiction of high adventure alexandre dumas 1802 1870 wrote more than a hundred plays and novels including the famous three musketeers trilogy the count of monte cristo and the man in the iron mask his books have been translated into more than 100 languages.

The classic book is about a 19 year old frenchman named edmond dantes edmond dantes was a young man who worked on a ship called the pharaoh. The victim of a miscarriage of justice dantes is fired by a desire for retribution and empowered by a stroke of providence.