The Count of Monte Cristo

A sprawling tale of love, betrayal, revenge, and ultimately faith and compassion, the Count of Monte Cristo has been the subject of countless editions. In its original form, the French-language story spans some 1,200 pages. This English version is intended for students and other first-time readers to deeply appreciate the masterpiece in less than 400 pages. It does this by leaving the beautiful and culturally rich language in the crucial first act of the novel exactly as Dumas wrote it, and with the added benefit of generous footnotes and illustrations. Key developments of the plot and the ending are then delivered to create a spectacular finish.