Dumas The Count Of Monte Cristo

Genealogy Dumas, Alexandre. Le Comte De Montecristo: The Wife Of Monte-Cristo. Being The Continuation Of Alexander Dumas' Celebrated Novel Of The Count Of Monte Cristo, Repressed Publishing New York 2010 ; fester Einband / hard cover

New Hardcover reprint of the 1884 edition. This reproduction presents the original book in an obtainable, modern printing - no adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full historical experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed in black and white. Book Information: Dumas, Alexandre. Le Comte De Montecristo. The Wife Of Monte-Cristo. Being The Continuation Of Alexander Dumas' Celebrated Novel Of The Count Of Monte Cristo. New York: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2010. Original Publishing: Dumas, Alexandre. Le Comte De Montecristo. The Wife Of Monte-Cristo. Being The Continuation Of Alexander Dumas' Celebrated Novel Of The Count Of Monte Cristo. Philadelphia, T.B. Peterson & Brothers, Chicago, M. A. Donohue & Co, 1884.; 1st

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Dumas, Alexandre. Le Comte de Montecristo. Tome Premier (1) / Tome Troisieme (3) / Tome Quatrieme (4). Bruxelles, Meline, Cans et Compagnie, 1846. ; 1. Ed.
The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, pere. It is often considered to be, along with The Three Musketeers, Dumas' most popular work. The writing of the work was completed in 1844. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from the plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and the Levant during the historical events of 1815-1838 (from just before the Hundred Days through to the reign of Louis-Philippe of France). The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book. It is primarily concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy, forgiveness and death, and is told in the style of an adventure story. Dumas has himself indicated[2] (see the introduction of the Pleiade edition of Le comte de Monte-Cristo (1981) that he had the idea for the revenge in The Count of Monte Cristo from a story which he had found in a manuscript compiled by Jacques Peuchet, a French police archivist. Dumas included this essay in one of the editions from 1846. Besides that, none of the works of Jacques Peuchet were published until after his death. Peuchet related the tale of a shoemaker named Pierre Picaud, who was living in Nimes in 1807. Picaud had been engaged to marry a rich woman, but three jealous friends falsely accused him of being a spy for England. He was imprisoned for seven years. During his imprisonment a dying fellow prisoner bequeathed him a treasure hidden in Milan. Picaud was released in 1814. He took possession of the treasure and returned under another name to Paris. Picaud spent ten years plotting his successful revenge against his former friends. In another of the "True Stories.." Peuchet relates the tale of a terrible affair of poisoning in a family. This story, also quoted in the Pleiade edition, has obviously served as model for the chapter of the murders inside the Villefort family. The introduction to the Pleiade edition mentions other sources from real life: the abbe Faria really existed and died in 1819 after a life with much resemblance to that of the Faria in the novel. As for Dantes, his fate is quite different from his model in Peuchet's manuscript, since the latter is murdered by the "Caderousse" of the plot. But Dantes has "alter egos" in two other works of Dumas: First in "Pauline" from 1838, then, more significantly, in "Georges" from 1843 where a young man with black ancestry is preparing a revenge against white people who had humiliated him. (Wikipedia)

8°. 375, 378, 327 pages. Couverture originale. First Edition / Premiere Edition. Original half leatherwith gilt lettering on spine. Volume 2 missing. Small dampstain on spine of volume 1. Some minor foxing only. The gilt on the spine besides the lettering faded. Overall very good condition (!).

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Alexandre Dumas: The Count of Monte Cristo, WORDSWORTH EDITIONS, Juni 1997 ISBN: 9781853267338

Sofort lieferbar! Mängelexemplar in akzeptablem Zustand (Hinterer Deckel beschädigt). Rechnung mit MwSt. Taschenbuch, 928 Seiten, This title includes 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. The victim of a miscarriage of justice, Dantes is fired by a desire for retribution and empowered by a stroke of providence. In his campaign of vengeance, he becomes an anonymous agent of fate. The sensational narrative of intrigue, betrayal, escape, and triumphant revenge moves at a cracking pace. Dumas' novel presents a powerful conflict between good and evil embodied in an epic saga of rich diversity that is complicated by the hero's ultimate discomfort with the hubristic implication of his own actions.

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Alexandre Dumas: The Count of Monte Cristo, WORDSWORTH EDITIONS, Juni 1997 ISBN: 9781853267338

Sofort lieferbar! Restauflage in gutem Zustand. Rechnung mit MwSt. Taschenbuch, 928 Seiten, This title includes 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. The victim of a miscarriage of justice, Dantes is fired by a desire for retribution and empowered by a stroke of providence. In his campaign of vengeance, he becomes an anonymous agent of fate. The sensational narrative of intrigue, betrayal, escape, and triumphant revenge moves at a cracking pace. Dumas' novel presents a powerful conflict between good and evil embodied in an epic saga of rich diversity that is complicated by the hero's ultimate discomfort with the hubristic implication of his own actions.

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