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The Count of Monte Cristo Volume 4 of 6
Alexandre Dumas' classic tale of revenge and redemption, The Count of Monte Cristo-Le Comte de Monte-Cristo is presented for the first time in English-French parallel text, complete and unabridged with black-and-white illustrations. The fourth of six, Volume Four includes chapters 58-77: Monte Cristo courts Paris society while Noirtier and Haidee reveal their terrible secrets. The Bilingual Library presents the world's classics in parallel text. Each page in the original language is mirrored by its English translation on the facing page. Series editor D. Bannon is a member of the American Literary Translators Association and the American Translators Association.
544 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2007
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Alexandre Dumas
7,737 books12.1k followersThis note regards Alexandre Dumas, père, the father of Alexandre Dumas, fils (son). For the son, see Alexandre Dumas fils.
Alexandre Dumas père, born Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, was a towering figure of 19th-century French literature whose historical novels and adventure tales earned global renown. Best known for The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo, and other swashbuckling epics, Dumas crafted stories filled with daring heroes, dramatic twists, and vivid historical backdrops. His works, often serialized and immensely popular with the public, helped shape the modern adventure genre and remain enduring staples of world literature.
Dumas was the son of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, a celebrated general in Revolutionary France and the highest-ranking man of African descent in a European army at the time. His father’s early death left the family in poverty, but Dumas’s upbringing was nonetheless marked by strong personal ambition and a deep admiration for his father’s achievements. He moved to Paris as a young man and began his literary career writing for the theatre, quickly rising to prominence in the Romantic movement with successful plays like Henri III et sa cour and Antony.
In the 1840s, Dumas turned increasingly toward prose fiction, particularly serialized novels, which reached vast audiences through French newspapers. His collaboration with Auguste Maquet, a skilled plotter and historian, proved fruitful. While Maquet drafted outlines and conducted research, Dumas infused the narratives with flair, dialogue, and color. The result was a string of literary triumphs, including The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, both published in 1844. These novels exemplified Dumas’s flair for suspenseful pacing, memorable characters, and grand themes of justice, loyalty, and revenge.
The D’Artagnan Romances—The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte of Bragelonne—cemented his fame. They follow the adventures of the titular Gascon hero and his comrades Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, blending historical fact and fiction into richly imagined narratives. The Count of Monte Cristo offered a darker, more introspective tale of betrayal and retribution, with intricate plotting and a deeply philosophical core.
Dumas was also active in journalism and theater. He founded the Théâtre Historique in Paris, which staged dramatizations of his own novels. A prolific and energetic writer, he is estimated to have written or co-written over 100,000 pages of fiction, plays, memoirs, travel books, and essays. He also had a strong interest in food and published a massive culinary encyclopedia, Le Grand Dictionnaire de cuisine, filled with recipes, anecdotes, and reflections on gastronomy.
Despite his enormous success, Dumas was frequently plagued by financial troubles. He led a lavish lifestyle, building the ornate Château de Monte-Cristo near Paris, employing large staffs, and supporting many friends and relatives. His generosity and appetite for life often outpaced his income, leading to mounting debts. Still, his creative drive rarely waned.
Dumas’s mixed-race background was a source of both pride and tension in his life. He was outspoken about his heritage and used his platform to address race and injustice. In his novel Georges, he explored issues of colonialism and identity through a Creole protagonist. Though he encountered racism, he refused to be silenced, famously replying to a racial insult by pointing to his ancestry and achievements with dignity and wit.
Later in life, Dumas continued writing and traveling, spending time in Belgium, Italy, and Russia. He supported nationalist causes, particularly Italian unification, and even founded a newspaper to advocate for Giuseppe Garibaldi. Though his popularity waned somewhat in his final years, his literary legacy grew steadily. He wrote in a style that was accessible, entertaining, and emotionally reso
Alexandre Dumas père, born Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, was a towering figure of 19th-century French literature whose historical novels and adventure tales earned global renown. Best known for The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo, and other swashbuckling epics, Dumas crafted stories filled with daring heroes, dramatic twists, and vivid historical backdrops. His works, often serialized and immensely popular with the public, helped shape the modern adventure genre and remain enduring staples of world literature.
Dumas was the son of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, a celebrated general in Revolutionary France and the highest-ranking man of African descent in a European army at the time. His father’s early death left the family in poverty, but Dumas’s upbringing was nonetheless marked by strong personal ambition and a deep admiration for his father’s achievements. He moved to Paris as a young man and began his literary career writing for the theatre, quickly rising to prominence in the Romantic movement with successful plays like Henri III et sa cour and Antony.
In the 1840s, Dumas turned increasingly toward prose fiction, particularly serialized novels, which reached vast audiences through French newspapers. His collaboration with Auguste Maquet, a skilled plotter and historian, proved fruitful. While Maquet drafted outlines and conducted research, Dumas infused the narratives with flair, dialogue, and color. The result was a string of literary triumphs, including The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, both published in 1844. These novels exemplified Dumas’s flair for suspenseful pacing, memorable characters, and grand themes of justice, loyalty, and revenge.
The D’Artagnan Romances—The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte of Bragelonne—cemented his fame. They follow the adventures of the titular Gascon hero and his comrades Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, blending historical fact and fiction into richly imagined narratives. The Count of Monte Cristo offered a darker, more introspective tale of betrayal and retribution, with intricate plotting and a deeply philosophical core.
Dumas was also active in journalism and theater. He founded the Théâtre Historique in Paris, which staged dramatizations of his own novels. A prolific and energetic writer, he is estimated to have written or co-written over 100,000 pages of fiction, plays, memoirs, travel books, and essays. He also had a strong interest in food and published a massive culinary encyclopedia, Le Grand Dictionnaire de cuisine, filled with recipes, anecdotes, and reflections on gastronomy.
Despite his enormous success, Dumas was frequently plagued by financial troubles. He led a lavish lifestyle, building the ornate Château de Monte-Cristo near Paris, employing large staffs, and supporting many friends and relatives. His generosity and appetite for life often outpaced his income, leading to mounting debts. Still, his creative drive rarely waned.
Dumas’s mixed-race background was a source of both pride and tension in his life. He was outspoken about his heritage and used his platform to address race and injustice. In his novel Georges, he explored issues of colonialism and identity through a Creole protagonist. Though he encountered racism, he refused to be silenced, famously replying to a racial insult by pointing to his ancestry and achievements with dignity and wit.
Later in life, Dumas continued writing and traveling, spending time in Belgium, Italy, and Russia. He supported nationalist causes, particularly Italian unification, and even founded a newspaper to advocate for Giuseppe Garibaldi. Though his popularity waned somewhat in his final years, his literary legacy grew steadily. He wrote in a style that was accessible, entertaining, and emotionally reso
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October 5, 2024
Un peu chelou l’histoire entre Dantes et Haydée mais vas y la fin est ultra stylée quand même
August 18, 2024
Dans ce tome 4 de Le comte de Monte Cristo de la collection Bibebook le récit va des chapitres 60 “Le télégraphe” au chapitre 78 “On nous écrit de Janina”. Les différents pièges de la vengeance du comte sont mis en place et cela devrait aller crescendo dans le Tome 5. Les choses s'accélèrent déjà pas mal dans ce tome et plus ça va plus le livre est difficile à lâcher, d’autant plus que la peur qu’il n’arrive malheur au comte avant que tout ne soit réalisé n’est pas inexistante. Il doit quand même se venger de 3 individus qui ne sont pas n’importe qui dans la haute société parisienne. Hâte de me pencher sur la suite.
April 1, 2014
Jag har läst boken Greven av monte cristo. Det är en klassiker och jag tycker också att den är lite äventyr.
jag känner att denna bok är mycket bra och jag har läst den många gånger och kan inte sluta läsa den .
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Jag ger Boken 5 stjärnor av 5 pågrund av att författaren ger så tydligt av allt och man vill inte sluta läsa den.
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Han vet verkligen hur man skriver bra böcker
Det handlar om en kille som heter Edmond Dantes och han blir kär i en flicka som heter Mercedes. Dom planerar att gifta sig men hans bästa kompis fick reda på att Edomnd fick ett brev av en man, men han fick inte veta det. så han säger till polisen om det och Edmond fängslas
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jag känner att denna bok är mycket bra och jag har läst den många gånger och kan inte sluta läsa den .
Jag tycker att bokens budskap är skit bra och jag tycker att författaren har fått till allting med boken.
Jag ger Boken 5 stjärnor av 5 pågrund av att författaren ger så tydligt av allt och man vill inte sluta läsa den.
Jag tycker att ni ska läsa denna bok någon gång i ert liv pågrund av att författaren skriver så bra av allt.
Han vet verkligen hur man skriver bra böcker
Det handlar om en kille som heter Edmond Dantes och han blir kär i en flicka som heter Mercedes. Dom planerar att gifta sig men hans bästa kompis fick reda på att Edomnd fick ett brev av en man, men han fick inte veta det. så han säger till polisen om det och Edmond fängslas
LÄS DEN NI KOMMER INTE BLI MISSNÖJDA!!!
April 25, 2014
jag ger boken 4 stjärnor av 5 för jag tycker boken är mycket intressant och spännande. Anledningen till att den inte får full pott är för att i vissa stycken så går det väldigt långsamt framåt men tar man sig igenom de partierna så kommer du inte att ångra dig
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