The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

Jan 2017 · Author's Republic · Narrated by David Clarke

About this audiobook

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It is often considered, along with The Three Musketeers, as Dumas' most popular work. It is also among the highest selling books of all time.





It is no exaggeration to say “Monte Cristo” still ranks as one of the most exciting stories imaginable, one every bit as good as anything Steven Spielberg or J.K. Rowling could ever conjure up.





"Began to read ‘Monte Cristo’ at six one morning and never stopped till eleven at night." —William Makepeace Thackeray





The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and the Levant during the historical events of 1815–1838 (from just before the Hundred Days through the reign of Louis-Philippe of France). The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book. It is primarily concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy, forgiveness and death, and is told in the style of an adventure story.

Ratings and reviews

excellent story I'd give it five stars if the reader was a little bit better. not a bad reader but certainly could have been better. either way, worth your time listening to if you have the time to spare

The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas is a fantastic whirl-wind of unforgettable characters and interweaving story-lines that left me awestruck and yearning for an even deeper glimpse into this world of treachery, romance, adventure, and mystery. This book is as deceivingly witty as it is over-flowing charisma and has nestled its way to a special place in my heart as one of my favorite novels of all time The novel starts out with a scenic over-look of an Italian waterway in Marseilles as it carries along a lofty ship named Pharaon with one passenger in particular who is unlike any other named Edmond Dantès. A dashing young and honest man dawning with potential who has just returned with news that will change the course of his life, and the lives of many others, forever. He is falsely accused of traitorous activity and is sentenced to life on a prison located on an island off the coasts of Marseilles forcing him to leave behind his family, his friends, and the love of his life Mercédès. This marvelous tale unfolds within the walls of this prison and among its outer-walls as Dantès attempts to make a dashing escape with a kind mannered preacher. But, this is only the beginning of his tale. As the life of Dantès unfolds, so does the life of the many others who have been lucky enough to fall into his life.

Nice this is good not bad for my ears. This is amazing try to listen if you want to experience what i experienced. haha. Mr. Hampden was a gentleman of a good extraction and a fair fortune,who from a life of great pleasure and license had on a sudden retired to extraordinary sobriety and strictness,and yet retained his usual cheerfulness and affability;which,together with the opinion of his wisdom and justice and the courage he had showed in opposing the ship-money,raised his reputation to a very great height,not only in Buckinghamshire where he lived,but generally throughout the kingdom.He was not a man of many words,and rarely began than discourse,or made the first entrance upon any business that was assumed;but a very weighty speaker,and after he had heard a full debate,and observed how the House was like to be inclined,took up the argument,and shortly and clearly and craftily so stated it that he commonly conducted it to the conclusion he desired;and if he found he could not do that,he was never without the dexterity to divert the debate to another time and to prevent the determining of anything in the negative which might prove inconvenient in the future.