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The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo
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ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED
BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP


Alexandre Dumas's thrilling adventure of one man's quest for freedom and vengeance on those who betrayed him.


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High-Def Digest, September 20, 2011
...is a commonly reoccurring force, propelling narratives to often bloody and tragic ends seeped in moral uncertainty. 'The Count of Monte Cristo,' is such a story, and its enticing adventure and deep themes have fueled several retellings and ...
University of Alberta Gateway, January 5, 2010
...read for aspiring writers, and a hilarious and dark examination of America that no one should overlook. The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas Review by Jon Grier The Count of Monte Cristo is nothing less than an epic. Like the poetry ...
Cape Cod Online, December 27, 2009
...One for long winter nights, fire roaring, blanket wrapped round your legs. And a whole lot of fun. Alexandre Dumas, "The Count of Monte Cristo" (Knopf/Everyman, $25.95). And the Library of America keeps churning out its unparalleled series ...
Star-Telegram, December 23, 2009
...long winter nights, fire roaring, blanket wrapped round your legs. And a whole lot of fun. It’s Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo (Knopf/Everyman, $25.95). And the Library of America keeps churning out its unparalleled series ...
Philly.com, December 15, 2009
...One for long winter nights, fire roaring, blanket wrapped round your legs. And a whole lot of fun. Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo (Knopf/Everyman, $25.95). And the Library of America keeps churning out its unparalleled series of ...