The Count of Monte Cristo / The House of Seven Gables

by Mabel Dodge Holmes (Adapter ), Alexandre Dumas, Mark Neville (Adapter )

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, aadapted by Mabel Dodge Holmes.
The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne, adapted by Mark Neville &Ruby Withers

The Count of Monte Cristo is one of the great thrillers of all time. In 1853 William Thackeray wrote to a 'began to read Monte Cristo at six one morning and never stopped till eleven at night.'. Falsely accused of treason, the young sailor Edmund Dantes is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned in the island fortress of the Chateau d'If. After staging a dramatic escape, he sets out to discover the fabulous treasure of Monte Cristo and catch up with his enemies. A novel of enormous tension and excitement, Monte Cristo is also a tale of obsession and revenge. Believing himself to be an 'Angel of Providence', Dantes pursues his vengeance to the bitter end, only then realizing that he himself is a victim of fate.

384 pages, Library Binding

Published January 1, 1945