The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

By Alexandre Dumas

  • Release Date: 1846-01-14
  • Genre: Classics
Score: 4.5
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An Apple Books Classic edition.

Alexandre Dumas’ classic paints a portrait of Edmond Dantès, a dark and calculating man who is willing to wait years to exact his perfect plan for revenge. After his so-called friends frame him for treason, Dantès is sentenced to life imprisonment in a grim island fortress on what was supposed to be his wedding day. After 14 years, he manages to escape prison, but he is unable to free himself from an all-consuming fury. Instead, Dantès spends a decade carrying out the plan for revenge he conceived while behind bars, bringing nightmarish ruination to those who once betrayed him-and second chances to those who tried to save him.

When it was first published in 1844, The Count of Monte Cristo quickly became the best-selling book in all of Europe. Dumas’ novel was ahead of its time, an exciting tale of adventure, treasure, secret identities, and daring escapes. It also reads like an early psychological thriller, leaving readers uneasy as they cheer Dantès on in his vengeful quest. It’s no wonder this book has inspired dozens of screen adaptations!

Reviews

  • great story, bad version

    1
    By k.......trixie
    lots of typos, unintelligible words, weird formatting. Clearly not written out by a person but cheaply done with a machine

  • The Count of Monte Cristo

    1
    By alarnold
    The book in itself is fabulous. This version was obviously copied by a program that was intended to recognize the letters and scribe them without human intervention. It was very poorly done. There are several incorrect words and many punctuational and formatting problems. It was obviously not reviewed before posting on this website. I suggest you find a means of acquiring human intervention to actually transcribe the book correctly—a service I would gladly offer you for nothing more than being provided a copy of the actual book and $30 an hour to do the proper copy editing and proofreading for you. This is not to deter any reader from reading the book. Just understand there are a lot of errors in the transcription of this book.

  • A work of art written not by hands but by a heart.

    5
    By Scott von Christo
    If you wish to truly understand each phase of life. Read this book.

  • Typos

    3
    By bacchus_1234
    There are significant errors in the ebook.

  • Great book, but far too many typos

    5
    By confetti walker
    This was an excellent book by an excellent author. It’s just too bad that it has so very many typos. The typos ruined the book.

  • It’s a Classic

    5
    By Jimmy BluEyes
    The longest audiobook I’ve tackled, but so entertaining that I didn’t want it to end. Vivid characters, provocative situations, it’s enormously fulfilling. Now I know why it’s a classic!

  • I didn’t know what I was getting into

    5
    By taorenjie
    First of all, this book is massive. Printed editions range from 1,200-1,400 pages. I had no clue. A French friend of mine recommended this book and I remember really liking the 2002 film. But this was just…epic, in a literal sense. The English translation is quite old, but in its own way, beautiful. I got the help of ChatGPT to decode certain passages or to explain historical background. For me, that was part of the adventure. A captivating read that left me feeling sad when it was over, like saying goodbye to an old friend. Read it to be transported to another time, for the adventure, for the intellectual satisfaction, and for the emotional experience. I loved it.

  • Great book, okay digital copy

    4
    By Mr Zibz
    While the contents are present in whole, there are numerous issues throughout with transcribing, translation, and/or transliteration. For a free book though, these are tolerable shortfalls.

  • Typos

    5
    By Countess of Crypto
    The book is amazing! However, there are many typos in this copy. It was distracting.

  • Love the story hate this translation

    2
    By ElSheedy
    The typographical errors in this book are so many that even though I have never been a teacher I crave a red pen. I wanted to reconnect with a childhood favorite only to be annoyed by misspellings, Grod instead God, typos, 1 instead of I among many others. Look for another e-version, I suggest the Gutenberg Project version.

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