Il conte di Montecristo

tascabile, 1123 pages

Italiano language

Published Nov. 2, 2018 by Feltrinelli.

ISBN:
978-88-07-90115-7
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Edmond Dantès, giovane marsigliese, secondo ufficiale a bordo del mercantile Pharaon, a causa della morte del capitano prende il comando della nave. Rientrato a Marsiglia, dopo una fugace tappa all’isola d’Elba, riceve dal suo armatore la nomina a capitano e si accinge a sposare la bella e fedelissima Mercédès. Ma un complotto che lega Danglars (il contabile del Pharaon), Fernand (il cugino di Mercédès, che è follemente invaghito di lei) e Caderousse (un sarto venale e insipiente) è destinato a distruggere la felicità di Edmond. Denunciato come bonapartista al sostituto procuratore del re, Dantès viene ingiustamente accusato di tramare contro la monarchia, e rinchiuso in gran segreto, e senza alcun processo, nel castello-fortezza dell’isola d’If, dove è condannato a marcire a vita. Ma l’amicizia con l’abate Faria, misterioso e provvidenziale compagno di carcere, lo porterà, dopo quattordici anni, a riguadagnare un’insperata libertà, accompagnata da una favolosa ricchezza. Da quel momento, …

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This book comes from an era where authors existed who could write intrigue correctly. Alexandre Dumas was one of these authors, and this fact is in full force in the Count of Monte Cristo. Everything is connected to the story, to character development, and even the plotting of that unhappy prisoner of the Chateau d'If.

Because of this, it is important to get an unabridged version of this classic. If you, as the reader, thought at any point, 'well, that was superfluous', you are wrong. If, at any time you said to yourself, 'well, this clearly was from a time where the author was paid for the word, not like today, guffaw' and then crack open the 12 volume in the current popular fantasy epic, you have no sense of irony. Understanding that Dumas doesn't waste a word and includes plenty of irony is essential. Edmond Dantes, though acting as …

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