The Count of Monte Cristo (Cliffs Notes) (Paperback)

by James L. Roberts (Author) "Dumas, the author of The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, among scores of other novels, was born on July 24, 1802..." (more)
Key Phrases: Monte Cristo, Edmond Dantès, Madame Danglars (more...)

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A rollicking good yarn of adventure, wits, and revenge, this is the story of a man imprisoned for 14 years who escapes by outsmarting his captors. Then, with the sharpest of minds, he works justice with a vengeance on his enemies.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Cliffs Notes (April 15, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822003260
• ISBN-13: 978-0822003267
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
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• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #94,076 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars 1-star Cliff Notes for a 5-star novel, April 4, 2005

By	David Forthoffer (San Jose, California USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Cliff Notes guide to "The Count of Monte Cristo" is a superficial, error-riddled guide to a superb yarn of Machiavellian revenge gone astray. Although Dantés first embarks on complete revenge against his enemies, he ultimately realizes that course would also punish the ones he loves, so he leaves revenge in God's hands. That point is utterly ignored by the Cliff Notes.

It is also not clear which version the Cliff Notes reviews. I am familiar with Grosset & Dunlap's 1,365-page edition, copyright 1946 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. This edition has 118 chapters, ranging from "1. Marseilles-- The Arrival" through "118. The Fifth of October". The Cliff Notes only mentions 73 chapters. If they are reviewing an abridged version, they should say so.

The Cliff Notes also has many lesser mistakes, including misspelling "Maximillian Morrel" and "Coclès". If they are that careless with simple things, think what they do with complex issues!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Count Cliff Notes, October 25, 2008

By	Tanya J. Bradford - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Really helped my daughter better understand the book for her Literature assignment. Highly recommend.

5 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful account of an innocent 's revenge on his enemies, April 26, 1997

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This book is a beautifully written novel about a man who is betrayed by his friends. Taken from his lover, father and life as he knows it, Edmond Dantes is forced into a cold dungeon cell of the Chateau D'If. There he comes about a number of circumstances which lead to his escape from the prison, purchase of the Island of Monte Cristo and crowning as Count and delivery of atonement his "friends" full of beguile. In this novel one will learn that the "good guy always wins" if he is only willing to wait for it. One of Dumas's best, The Count of Monte Cristo wraps a love story in a truly riveting action-mystery novel