{"product_id":"the-count-of-monte-cristo-9781509827978","title":"The Count of Monte Cristo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesigned to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Count of Monte Cristo \u003c\/i\u003eby Alexandre Dumas is the ultimate novel of retribution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis abridged edition features an afterword by Marcus Clapham. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on true events, the book recounts the story of Edouard Dantes, his betrayal and imprisonment in the sinister Chateau d'If. Years later, Paris is intrigued by the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo, who bursts onto the Paris social scene with his millions. He encounters the three principal betrayers of Dantes who have prospered in the post-Napoleonic boom and, one by one, their lives fall apart. The book was a huge success when it was first serialized in 1844, and remains the greatest tale of revenge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexandre Dumas was born in 1802. After a childhood of extreme poverty, he took work as a clerk, and met the renowned actor Talma, and began to write short pieces for the theatre. After twenty years of success as a playwright, Dumas turned his hand to novel-writing, and penned such classics as \u003ci\u003eThe Count of Monte Cristo\u003c\/i\u003e (1844), \u003ci\u003e La Reine Margot\u003c\/i\u003e (1845) and \u003ci\u003eThe Black Tulip\u003c\/i\u003e (1850). After enduring a short period of bankruptcy, Dumas began to travel extensively, still keeping up a prodigious output of journalism, short fiction and novels. He fathered an illegitimate child, also called Alexandre, who would grow up to write\u003ci\u003e La Dame aux Cam?lias\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in Dieppe in 1870.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MacMillan Collector's Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50339647619346,"sku":"9781509827978","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_27824394-b18c-4454-9d5b-d980b700ecf5.jpg?v=1744206582","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-count-of-monte-cristo-9781509827978","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}