The Count of Monte Cristo (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics Series)

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The victim of betrayal by friends and an insidious plot to hide another's perfidy, innocent young sailor Edmond Dantes is imprisoned for life at the island fortress of the Chateau d'If. After fourteen years, he makes a harrowing escape and works his way to the island of Monte Cristo, where he recovers abundant treasures whose location were made known to him by a fellow prisoner. Wealthy beyond imagination, Dantes sets about engineering the downfall and ruin of the men who stole his youth and robbed him ...
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The victim of betrayal by friends and an insidious plot to hide another's perfidy, innocent young sailor Edmond Dantes is imprisoned for life at the island fortress of the Chateau d'If. After fourteen years, he makes a harrowing escape and works his way to the island of Monte Cristo, where he recovers abundant treasures whose location were made known to him by a fellow prisoner. Wealthy beyond imagination, Dantes sets about engineering the downfall and ruin of the men who stole his youth and robbed him of everything that he held dear in life.
 
Written in 1844, Alexandre Dumas' colorful tale of revenge, hope, and salvation is one of the best-loved classics of world literature. This 2011 edition features the full unabridged text of the novel, with its kaleidoscopic presentation of historical events and intrigues on the European continent in the early nineteenth century.
 
The Count of Monte Cristo is one of Barnes & Noble's leatherbound classics. Each volume features authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors in exquisitely designed bonded-leather bindings, with distinctive gilt edging and a silk-ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, and collectible, these books offer hours of leasure to readers young and old, and are an indispensible cornerstone for any home library. 
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The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas's epic story of a brave man's search for revenge, was a hit when it first hit Parisian streets in 1844, and it remains popular with readers today. That this large-scale novel possesses a breathtaking cinematic quality has become a truism; with more than half a dozen film adaptations could it be otherwise? Edmond Dantès' multiple disguises and close brushes with exposure gives the fiction an appeal that renews itself with each episode. This Barnes & Noble leatherbound hardcover presents this world literature classic in the splendor that it deserves.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781435132115
  • Publisher: Sterling
  • Publication date: 10/22/2011
  • Series: Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics Series
  • Format: Leather Bound
  • Pages: 1065
  • Sales rank: 156
  • Product dimensions: 6.50 (w) x 9.50 (h) x 2.20 (d)

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  • Posted June 6, 2012

    My favorite book.

    Le Comnte de Monte Cristo was a book I read when I was little. Now as an adult I still cherish it so I purchased the English book. I would like to take a moment to discuss the main complaints.
    - Gold leafing; this is true and I noticed it right when i opened the plastic covering. I quickly wiped off the extra dust and haven't had an issue since. It's just an effect of the leafing, the extra is still slightly bonded to what already bound to the paper. True it should have been cleaned off, but it's not any reason not to purchase the book.
    - Bad binding; well.. I haven't noticed that. I mean it's a book not a hammer...
    - Hard to read, doesn't make sense; If it doesn't look English it's probably a name, place or title. This book was written in french and to translate everything would make the book hard to understand. However I must add... I read this book when I was four... If you had more trouble then a four year old then we need to have a sit down.

    All in all this is a great book and yes unabridged. The way it should be read. Allowing someone to edit what they believe is not needed is generally a mistake. The book was actually a set of books. This book combines them all.

    5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 5, 2012

    This is a beautiful book. My complaint is the quality of the bin

    This is a beautiful book. My complaint is the quality of the binding of this particular book is far below the standards I've come to expect from these most beautiful leather bound editions. I found on my first purchase the interior front and back papers were tearing at the spine and several pages throughout the book as well. I then exchanged the book for another, but found the same problems with the second book. I'm hoping this particular book will be recalled and re-fabricated as it is one of the most beautiful books in the leather bounds and I would love to have this in my collection. I would suggest to anyone interested in buying this book to remove the wrapping on the book at the store and fully inspect the inside of the book. Open the book up and check to see if the pages tear away from the spine before making your purchase.

    4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted April 30, 2012

    I absolutely love this book. Both the content and the look are

    I absolutely love this book. Both the content and the look are amazing. Mine is of good quality with what feels soft and smooth like leather. The paper is a good weight and the type is not too small (though I am young and have good close vision). I would totally recommend this book, and this one is a wonderful version to have.

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 31, 2012

    Great book - this is apparently the unabridged edition (since i

    Great book - this is apparently the unabridged edition (since it's well over 1000pages) though I am not sure. Lovely gold leafed pages and cover decoration. Binding appears strong and plus it comes with its own gold colored bookmark. Text font is easy to read as well.

    My only complaint is that the cover illustrations seems to fade after some use. I only managed to read through only 100 pages when the goldpaint on the coat of arms and the author's name in the spine started to wear off. either to my warm sweaty hands when holding the book or to the spring heat and humidity. So please take that into consideration.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 19, 2012

    I don't understand how this addition is $46 online, but $20 in t

    I don't understand how this addition is $46 online, but $20 in the store. Pure ripoff!

    1 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 30, 2012

    I Also Recommend:

    The Pickwick Papers

    Great-looking

    I got this as a gift for my roommate, so I can't attest to how it holds up after use, but the weight is great and the gold leafing on the pages looks wonderful. It looks like the kind of book which you could pick up at an old bookstore, which was what I was going for, so it was perfect. :)

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  • Posted August 16, 2012

    Simply one of the best books I've ever read. The language / tran

    Simply one of the best books I've ever read. The language / translation
    is very rich, a delight to read. The binding is beautiful, and looks
    good in my collection, though it is true the gold leaf does come off too
    easily. But the story is wonderful, and I recommend it highly.

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  • Posted July 23, 2012

    Keep you at the edge of your seat! The Count of Monte Cristo is

    Keep you at the edge of your seat!

    The Count of Monte Cristo is a wonderful story of passions. As the plot progresses, and the Count begins to execute his plan of vengeance, it gets increasingly more difficult to put the book down. I would give this ten out five stars if I could!

    And then there's the design of the book, which of course is the most beautiful out of all the editions of Dumas' masterpiece... although the quality of this leather-bound doesn't quite match up to it predecessors.

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