The Count of Monte Cristo: Introduction by Umberto Eco (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780307271129)

Dumas's epic novel of justice, retribution, and self-discovery--one of the most enduringly popular adventure tales ever written--in a newly revised translation.

This beloved novel tells the story of Edmond Dant鑚, wrongfully imprisoned for life in the supposedly
impregnable sea fortress, the Ch穰eau d'If. After a daring escape, and after unearthing a hidden treasure revealed to him by a fellow prisoner, he devotes the rest of his life to tracking down and punishing the enemies who wronged him.

Though a brilliant storyteller, Dumas was given to repetitions and redundancies; this slightly streamlined version of the original 1846 English translation speeds the narrative flow while retaining most of the rich pictorial descriptions and all the essential details of Dumas's intricately plotted and thrilling masterpiece.

Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket. Everyman's Library Classics include an introduction, a select bibliography, and a chronology of the author's life and times.

Author: Alexandre Dumas
ISBN-10: 0307271129
ISBN-13: 9780307271129
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Language: English
Published: 06/02/2009
Pages: 1240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.38lbs
Size: 8.32h x 5.28w x 2.15d