Apr 11, 2016 - My favorite novel. The play was first performed at the Adelphi in London in October 1868. In Rome, at Carnival time, Dantès arranges for Viscount Albert de Morcerf, the son of Mercédès and Mondego, to be captured by the bandit Luigi Vampa. His father has been tried in a court of the French aristocrats and is found guilty based on the testimony of Haydée, who reads the newspapers. Caderousse then turns to serious crimes of murder, spends time in prison, and ends up being murdered by Andrea Cavalcanti. The Count of Monte Cristo Abbé Busoni: The persona of an Italian priest with religious authority. The story takes place in France, Italy, and islands in the Mediterranean during the historical events of 1815–1839: the era of the Bourbon Restoration through the reign of Louis-Philippe of France. However, I would like to comment on this particular publication, the Word Cloud Classics. It's a great book but the version I bought was advertised as having a free audio book with it. I struggled to give this one 4 stars, but there it is. Baron Franz d'Épinay: A friend of Albert de Morcerf, first fiancé of Valentine de Villefort. Before he can marry his fiancée Mercédès, Edmond Dantès, a nineteen year old Frenchman, and first mate of the Pharaon, is falsely accused of treason, arrested, and imprisoned without trial in the Château d'If, a grim island fortress off Marseille. While leaving Rome, he is kidnapped by the Count's agent Luigi Vampa and is imprisoned. 1846: The novel is published in full and becomes a European bestseller. Dantès "rescues" the boy, who shows his gratitude by agreeing to introduce the Count into Parisian society. 1793: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas is promoted to the rank of general in the army of the First French Republic. It is even better than the picture gives justice. He is described as a very kind-hearted, joyful and carefree young man, and fond of Monte Cristo, whom he sees as a friend. [9] This story is also mentioned in the Pléiade edition of this novel,[7] and it probably served as a model for the chapter of the murders inside the Villefort family. He seems to be all knowing and unstoppable. Le Comte de Monte-Cristo is an adventure novel and one of the author's most popular works. What a fantastic book! Julie Herbault: Daughter of Pierre Morrel, wife of Emmanuel Herbault. THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (illustrated, complete, and unabridged) - Kindle edition by Dumas, Alexandre. She tells Edmond that she always loved him and knows that the man she knows as "The Count of Monte Cristo" is actually Edmond. [7] As for Dantès, his fate is quite different from his model in Peuchet's book, since that model is murdered by the "Caderousse" of the plot. As a result, the Count of Monte Cristo is usually associated with a coldness and bitterness that comes from an existence based solely on revenge. Alexandre Dumas' tantalizing tale of intrigue, villainy and ultimate revenge. [32], The governor at the Château d'If is promoted to a position at the castle of. Inspired designs on t-shirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. She is 19 years old with chestnut hair, dark blue eyes, and "long white hands". Every page has words running together, and it makes for a huge headache to get through even 2 pages. [8] Dumas included this essay in one of the editions of his novel published in 1846. [20], The novel has been the inspiration for many other books, from Lew Wallace's Ben-Hur (1880),[21] then to a science fiction retelling in Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination,[22] and to Stephen Fry's recent The Stars' Tennis Balls (entitled Revenge in the U.S.).[23]. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 25, 2019. The most common English translation is an anonymous one originally published in 1846 by Chapman and Hall. Fechter moved to the United States in 1869 and Monte Cristo was chosen for the inaugural play at the opening of the Globe Theatre, Boston in 1870. He is credited with revitalizing the historical novel in France. Even speeding up the book doesn't help. --This text refers to an alternate, Set against the turbulent years of the Napoleonic era, Alexandre Dumas's thrilling adventure story is one of the most widely read romantic novels of all time. Since then, there have been another 22 Chinese translations. The Maltese Sailor: The name he was known by after his rescue by smugglers from the island of Tiboulen. He would meet his tragic end in the last chapters, by committing suicide, in the despair of having lost Mercédès and Albert, disowned by them when they discovered his hidden crimes. Titled "The Sultan of Monte Cristo", by the mysterious "Holy Ghost Writer', written in the same style and equally as gripping. The first appearance of The Count of Monte Cristo in English was the first part of a serialization by W. Francis Ainsworth in volume VII of Ainsworth's Magazine published in 1845, although this was an abridged summary of the first part of the novel only and was entitled The Prisoner of If. Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2018, Not as pictured. In 1889, two of the major American publishers Little Brown and T.Y. [7][Notes 1] The attitude of Dumas towards "bonapartisme" was conflicted. It's as if one were reading a translation done by a translation service magnitudes worse than google translate. The story of Edmund Dantes, self-styled Count of Monte Cristo. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, 19th Century Literary Criticism (Kindle Store). She also dies in the incident. Dantès forces him to write a letter to Danglars exposing Cavalcanti as an impostor and allows Caderousse to leave the house. Picaud then spent years plotting his revenge on the three men who were responsible for his misfortune. His captain, Leclère, died on the passage; the ship's owner, Morrel, will make Dantès the next captain. Does this book contain quality or formatting issues? To stay on the island (to find his treasure, not yet found), Dantès pretends he has broken ribs. Monsieur d'Avrigny: Family doctor treating the Villefort family. ("all human wisdom is contained in these two words, 'Wait and Hope'"). During the life of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas: Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet wrote a set of four plays that collectively told the story of The Count of Monte Cristo: Monte Cristo Part I (1848); Monte Cristo Part II (1848); Le Comte de Morcerf (1851) and Villefort (1851). With the money earned he bought the title of "Count de Morcerf" to bring wealth and a more pleasant life for himself and his family. After six years of solitary imprisonment in the Château d'If, Dantès is on the verge of suicide when he meets the Abbé Faria ("The Mad Priest"), an Italian prisoner who had dug an escape tunnel that exited in Dantès' cell. The recording is crisp and clean, narrator Bill Homewood's pace matches the action well, and the volume is consistent throughout. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. In June 2017, Manga Classics, an imprint of UDON Entertainment, published The Count of Monte Cristo as a faithfully adapted Manga edition of the classic novel.[16]. The book is considered a literary classic today. The encyclopaedia page is for Dumas the Elder to match Book and Author. The Count of Monte Cristo - Le Comte de Monte-Cristo - English to French - Anglais vers le français book. The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and in the Levant during the historical events of 1815-1838 (from just before the Hundred Days to the reign of Louis-Philippe of France). I really had doubts about reading it as I didn't really know much about it and it is quite a chunky book; but I absolutely fell in love with this book! Villefort learns from Noirtier that Héloïse is the real murderer and confronts her, giving her the choice of a public execution or committing suicide. [12] The translation was released in book form with all twenty illustrations in two volumes in May 1846, a month after the release of the first part of the above-mentioned translation by Emma Hardy. The Count first meets him in his role as Abbé Busoni, the confessor to Bertuccio, whose past is tied with M de Villefort. [4], Dumas wrote that the germ of the idea of revenge as one theme in his novel The Count of Monte Cristo came from an anecdote (Le Diamant et la Vengeance[5]) published in a memoir of incidents in France in 1838, written by an archivist of the Paris police. "État civil du Comte de Monte-Cristo" is included as an "annexe" to the novel. [11] The translation follows the revised French edition of 1846, with the correct spelling of "Cristo" and the extra chapter The House on the Allées de Meilhan. The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book, an adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy, and forgiveness. Like many of his novels, it was expanded from plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. Eugènie Danglars flees as well. Fantasy novelist Steven Brust's Khaavren Romances series have all used Dumas novels (particularly the Three Musketeers series) as their chief inspiration, recasting the plots of those novels to fit within Brust's established world of Dragaera. Six days later, the ship returns and he boards, carrying a few carefully hidden diamonds. 1841: Dumas lives in Florence and becomes acquainted with King Jérôme and his son, Napoléon. Jul 9, 2012 - I've made a series of illustrations based on Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo. After a failed attempt on Noirtier's life, which leaves Noirtier's servant Barrois dead, Héloïse targets Valentine so that Édouard, his other grandchild, will get the fortune. Édouard de Villefort (Edward): The only legitimate son of Villefort. Dantès told them of the 3,000 francs he had buried there, to start life once he married, before all his misfortunes. In "Causeries" (1860), Dumas published a short paper, "État civil du Comte de Monte-Cristo", on the genesis of the Count of Monte Cristo. ", Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2018. Fernand has a defense against the newspaper's story but no defense against Haydée's testimony. It is a masterpiece of writing and I wanted a copy I could read any time I wanted. Mar 26, 2021 - Classic Illustrated Comic Books: The Count of Monte Cristo. The Count arranges for his public execution in Rome to be commuted, causing him to be loyal to the Count. In Rome Dantès ingratiates himself to Albert de Morcerf, son of Fernand Mondego and Mercédès, by saving him from bandits. Two English adaptations of the novel were published in 1868. 1841–1844: The story is conceived and written. It is one of the author's more popular works, along with The Three Musketeers. In 2008 Oxford released a revised edition with translation by David Coward. To silence Dantès, he condemns him without trial to life imprisonment and resists all appeals by Morrel to release him, during the Hundred Days and once the king is restored to rule France. Fernand Mondego: Count de Morcerf (former Catalan fisherman in the Spanish village near Marseilles), Dantès' rival and cousin of Mercédès, for whom he swore undying love and the person he eventually marries. In 2008, the Russian theatre of Moscow Operetta set a musical Monte-Cristo based on the book with music of Roman Ignatiev and lyrics of Yulii Kim. The Count of Monte Cristo is a musical based on the novel, with influences from the 2002 film adaptation of the book. Barrois: Old, trusted servant of Monsieur de Noirtier. He abandoned his wife, whom he blames for his losses in stock investments. His works are riveting, fast-paced adventure tales that blend history and fiction. Having found peace in reviewing his vengeance and deciding he can not play God, Dantès leaves the newly reunited couple part of his fortune on the island and departs for the East to find comfort and begin a new life with Haydée, who has declared her love for him. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Gaspard Caderousse: Originally a tailor and later the owner of an inn, he was a neighbour and friend of Dantès who fails to protect him at the beginning of the story. Albert de Morcerf: Son of Mercédès and Fernand. Caderousse dictates a deathbed statement identifying his killer, and the Count reveals his true identity to Caderousse moments before he dies. The intricate plot and dozens of characters require 52 hours in this unabridged production. Bill Homewood is a television, voice actor, and an Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator. Maximilian Morrel: Son of Pierre Morrel, an army captain who becomes a friend of Dantès. In a small boat, he sailed around the island of Monte Cristo, accompanied by a young prince, a cousin to Louis Bonaparte, who was to become Emperor Napoleon III of the French ten years later, in 1851. Villefort prosecutes Andrea. Maximilien Morrel, believing Valentine to be dead, contemplates suicide after her funeral. Please try again. As the story opens, the character Dantès is not aware of the politics, considers himself simply a good French citizen, and is caught between the conflicting loyalties of the royalist Villefort during the Restoration, and the father of Villefort, Noirtier, loyal to Napoleon, a firm bonapartist, and the bonapartist loyalty of his late captain, in a period of rapid changes of government in France. Gérard de Villefort: Chief deputy prosecutor who imprisons Dantès, later becoming acquaintances as Dantès enacts his revenge. In love with Maximilien Morrel. In the end, that's a price paid quite willingly for the pleasure of Dumas' prose, a few examples of which follow for good measure. Dantès' colleague Danglars is jealous of Dantès' rapid promotion. It debuted in Switzerland in 2009. Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2017. Danglars and Mondego set a trap for Dantès'. The play faithfully follows the first part of the novel, omits the Rome section and makes several sweeping changes to the third part, among the most significant being that Albert is actually the son of Dantès. After travelling in the East to continue his education (and to plot his revenge), Dantès reappears nine years later as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo. His father, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas,[Notes 2] a Haitian of mixed descent, became a successful general during the French Revolution. Through the book he shows a deep affection and care for his wife and son. It turned out to be Ana Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. This was recommended by my brother, and I must say I was a bit reluctant due to the size of the book!! Albert challenges him to a duel. In 1955, Collins published an updated version of the anonymous translation which cut several passages, including a whole chapter entitled The Past, and renamed others. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! The moment Caderousse leaves the estate, he is stabbed by Andrea. Lucien Debray: Secretary to the Minister of the Interior, a friend of Albert de Morcerf, and a lover of Madame Danglars, whom he provides with inside investment information, which she then passes on to her husband. 1848: French Second Republic. "[19], Modern Russian writer and philologist Vadim Nikolayev determined The Count of Monte-Cristo as a megapolyphonic novel. A young It centers on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from jail, acquires a fortune, and sets about exacting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment. The guy who reads this reads like English is his second language. He stabbed the first with a dagger on which the words "Number One" were printed, and then he poisoned the second. Day after day, at breakfast or at work or on the street, people talked of little else. The third man's son he lured into crime and his daughter into prostitution, finally stabbing the man himself. A motion picture based on Fechter's play, with O'Neill in the title role, was released in 1913 but was not a huge success. Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2017. Having seen and enjoyed the movie, I decided to read the original...quickly realized they were not the same, and rather than be disappointed, I found myself excited to read a new and more complex story. Very poorly edited Kindle edition of a masterpiece of literature. Ainsworth translated the remaining chapters of the novel, again in abridged form, and issued these in volumes VIII and IX of the magazine in 1845 and 1846 respectively. This is only relating to this particular "translation" as I own the Penguin classics version of the book and it is brilliant. Imprisoned in the Château d'If. Héloïse fatally poisons the Saint-Mérans, so that Valentine inherits their fortune. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. During this interview, she learns the truth of arrest and imprisonment of Dantès but still convinces the Count not to kill her son. I listened to the first 18 minutes in my car and realized I had no idea what was going on in the story. Benedetto: The illegitimate son of de Villefort and Baroness Hermine Danglars (Hermine de Nargonne), raised by Bertuccio and his sister-in-law, Assunta, in Rogliano. Dantès anonymously returns the money to the hospitals, as Danglars had given their cash to the Count. 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