Le Comte De Monte-Cristo

Very close to what I desired. The only difficulty being apparently older French books did not use quotations and it is hard to identify the switch from narration to dialogue, more so for an individual trying to learn French.

Good for brushing up on French.

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GReat read. Fast service.

Twenty-five years ago, I was in freshman college French class, and could read plays and short stories by the great French authors. A recent visit by a French exchange student showed me how much I'd forgotten, so I decided to try reading French again. This great tale by Alexandre Dumas was the perfect way to start: it's the familiar story of false imprisonment and exceedingly complex revenge in the early 19th century. This is the unabridged version with each of 2 volumes running to 750 pages, so it became my bedtime companion for months. Dumas is a wonderful story-teller, almost always amusing or exciting. It's light reading; my old vocabulary wouldn't have been up to metaphors or symbolism. The only draw-back is a lack of footnotes: much of the action takes place in Italy and the text is sprinkled with some Italian terms that I couldn't translate. The Oxford English translations of Dumas' works offer little tidbits of historical and geographic information that are very helpful in understanding context; none of that is available here. Overall though, I heartily recommend this edition for the reader who wants to wade into the original works of a great French novelist.

Le Comte de Monte Cristo has been one of my favorite books for long. Albeit written more than 150 years ago, I persist considering it as the first thriller ever. In the Conte de Monte Cristo, you'll find murders, conspiracy, espionage (the first known case of economic intelligence is in it!), betrayal, and even romance. Alexandre Dumas' writing style is rather simple and easy to read, contrary to all assumptions. Well, it is really written as a modern thriller, but you'll not find a single word of crude language in it, of course. My negative critics relates to this long part in the middle of the story which unfolds in Italy, and that does not add much to it. It is even totally useless, in my own opinion. Le Comte de Monte Cristo is the story of Edmond Dantes, a young and successful man who is falsely accused of conspiracy against the French government by a bunch of envious folks. Edmond Dantes is arrested and is sent to jail for a very long time, in a prison located on an island where no one is supposed to survive for long. There he meets an old priest who was wrongly accused, like him, whose cells is just next to his. Just before he dies, the priest tells Edmond Dantes he was the guardian of a huge and forgotten treasure belonging to the Roman Catholic Church in Roma, buried in a cave on a small and deserted island named "Monte Cristo Island", and located in the Mediterranean Sea, near the Italian coast (this Island is fictional too). Edmond Dantes manages to escape just after the priest dies, and is saved from drowning by some Italian fishermen. As he is convinced that the old priest said the truth, he manages to reach the Monte Cristo Island, and finds the treasure, indeed. Then, he uses this fortune to take revenge against all those who accused him of being a conspirator against the French king, and thus sent him in jail for fourteen years. Also, he wants to find out where his fiancé is, whether she is still alive, as he was about to marry her the very same day he was arrested by the French police. From this on, Edmond Dantes changes his name for "the Count of Monte Cristo", goes back to France where he is going to chase and kill all the men who accused him, one by one, thanks to his huge fortune. This is from this part on that the story becomes a terrific thriller, that is to say, from the end of the first quarter of the whole story on. Now, be warned that it is a very long story; it is one of the longest French novel, actually. Just in case, I let you know that Dominique Raymond Poirier, a French modern author who claims he has been deeply influenced by "Le Conte de Monte Cristo", recently wrote what I call a modern version of this novel, although the way the plot unfolds is very different. The title is "Grandoria", and - surprisingly enough - it is available on Kindle and in hardcover in French language in U.S. only on Amazon.com (?). If you liked Le Conte de Monte Cristo, then you'll enjoy reading "Grandoria", doubtless, a long novel too, indeed. So, you'll understand why I give 5 stars to this book.

This edition is in French and it is NOT abridged. Exactly what I was looking for!

Très belle édition de poche

Ho acquistato il libro per fare un regalo che è stato molto apprezzato. Il libro è arrivato in perfette condizioni, copertina integra e nuova.

Una buena traducción y tamaño de letra cómodo para la lectura

Love it affordabl price cheaper than PDF fast delivery

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