The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics)
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"On what slender threads do life and fortune hang." Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Dumas’ epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment, was a huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s. Robin Buss’s lively English translation is complete and unabridged, and remains faithful to the style of Dumas’s original. This edition includes an introduction, explanatory notes and suggestions for further reading. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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2020 points • uzi
I’d like to specially call out the Penguin Classics edition with a fresh translation by Robin Buss. It’s a much easier and better read than the old Victorian English translation. Either way, one of my all time favorites.
Edit: From what I know, the old Victorian English version (besides being much harder to read) also cut out bits involving sex and drugs because it went against the Victorian sensibilities of the time. When I originally read the book, I had read that version and while I really enjoyed it, I was checking a cliffs notes kind of thing after every chapter to make sure I understood what I had read. When I learned about the Robin Buss translation (which I’ve heard is more faithful to the original), I enjoyed it even more and without the need for a reading aid.
A link on Amazon: The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics)
1 points • TheOffice_Account
My mistake, it is roughly 1200 pages. This is the one I have: https://www.amazon.com/Alexandre-Dumas-p%C3%A8re/dp/0140449264/
1 points • ItSmEmArO
its an adaptation to this book. I'm about 20 pages in since I want to read first then watch but that second step won't be happening anytime soon seeing as this is 13 HUNDRED pages long. the only thing I've heard about this book/anime is that its the best revenge story ever. so far it's not bad tho
1 points • tomkatt
469 pages would definitely be abridged. Most versions of The Count of Monte Cristo are well over 1000 pages.
I'd go with the Penguin Classics version, or just get it for free at Gutenberg.
Edit - lol, /u/kevey basically posted the same thing just before I commented, didn't see until I refreshed the page. But yeah, do that. Don't waste money on bad versions of good books.