Classic Literary Adaptation: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo [Paperback]

Glencoe McGraw-Hill (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0658005537 | ISBN-13: 978-0658005534 | Publication Date: September 1, 2000 | Edition: 2

A French reader for intermediate through advanced students

Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (Dumas) is a thrilling story of Edmond Dantés that remains as fascinating to today’s students as it was to 19th-century French readers. This reader is softcover, 6” × 9”, and 144 pages in length.

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Text: French --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

On ne présente plus Alexandre Dumas Père. Il est l auteur de certains des plus grands romans d aventure de l histoire de la littérature mondiale (Le comte de Monte-Christo, Les trois mousquetaires, Le collier de la reine, etc.) et il demeure, avec Jules Verne, l auteur français le plus lu dans le monde. Outre ses activités de romanciers, il démarra sa carrière littéraire comme dramaturge, écrivant plus de 60 pièces de théâtre... dont Les voleurs d or. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 135 pages
• Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill; 2 edition (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0658005537
• ISBN-13: 978-0658005534
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #908,411 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Count of Monte Cristo in the original French, October 2, 2000

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John Dewar (Potsdam, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Le Comte de Monte Cristo, Tome 1 (French Edition) (Mass Market Paperback)

Twenty-five years ago, I was in freshman college French class, and could read plays and short stories by the great French authors. A recent visit by a French exchange student showed me how much I'd forgotten, so I decided to try reading French again. This great tale by Alexandre Dumas was the perfect way to start: it's the familiar story of false imprisonment and exceedingly complex revenge in the early 19th century. This is the unabridged version with each of 2 volumes running to 750 pages, so it became my bedtime companion for months. Dumas is a wonderful story-teller, almost always amusing or exciting. It's light reading; my old vocabulary wouldn't have been up to metaphors or symbolism. The only draw-back is a lack of footnotes: much of the action takes place in Italy and the text is sprinkled with some Italian terms that I couldn't translate. The Oxford English translations of Dumas' works offer little tidbits of historical and geographic information that are very helpful in understanding context; none of that is available here. Overall though, I heartily recommend this edition for the reader who wants to wade into the original works of a great French novelist.

52 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Cliffnotes in French?, March 30, 2000

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Coleen Martin - See all my reviews

This review is from: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo: Intermediate Through Advanced (French Edition) (Paperback)

It's a pity that Amazon's description of this item isn't more complete--I never would have ordered it. This item is NOT a novel! It is not the original French version of Alexandre Dumas' classic adventure. The closest I can come to describing this book is that it must be the French equivalent of Cliffnotes!

The book itself is only about a 130 pages long. The story contained in it is a pathetic paraphrasing of the actual novel, condensed and simplified to make an interesting study guide for the student. I'm not sure how the author hoped to accomplish this, though--the entire story is changed.

This book might be of value to someone who only wanted to read something in French. It has notes in the margins to explain words that might be unfamiliar, and is rather easy reading. But if you're looking for anything more than that, you'd be better off taking a trip to Paris yourself and picking up your own copy.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Comte de Monte-Cristo, April 18, 2009

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Jeffrey B. Randall - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (Paperback)

The book was delivered on time and it is in good condition. The only issue is that it wasn't made clear that it is only a portion of the book. I thought it was the entire story--the price is high for just one of four parts.