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The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics)

119 reviews
Alexandre Dumas père

Penguin Classics, 2003

Pretty much the coolest book ever
This is one of my favorite books ever written. Forget the deeply philosophical books that all the intellectuals like to pretend to enjoy. This is a great, exciting, fun read that has just enough psychology and spirituality to add to the flavor and keep the character believable. I have yet to see a movie version of this book that does it proper justice. This is a deeply twisted plot with ...

The Count of Monte Cristo (Modern Library)

386 reviews
Alexandre Dumas père

Modern Library, 1996

Difficult to read but well worth it.
How does one review a classic? Especially one so noteworthy as to have demanded the creation of 11 or more film variations, numerous adaptations, and even television series? I long avoided reading this novel due mainly to it's daunting size, and the fear that it's translation would cause the reader more work than I was willing to put into it. However my burning desire to know the true tale of ...

Louise de la Valliere

15 reviews

EbooksLib, 2008

Book II in the trilogy, less of the Musketeers and more palace intrigue and romance
It's 1661 and Louis the XIV is taking over the reign of government from his ministers. D'Artagnan is captain of the Musketeers, Aramis is now a bishop, Porthos is as big, strong and hungry as ever and Raoul, the son of Athos, is still madly in love with Louise De La Valliere. What we do see of Aramis he is plotting and scheming and has a strong interest in a mysterious prisoner in the ...

The Count of Monte Cristo (Barnes & Noble Classics)

3 reviews
Alexandre Dumas père

Barnes & Noble Classics, 2004

A must read!
Simply put, I love this book. What a great book to introduce to students interested in historical adventures, and this one is spot on. It's one of the great adventure novels, with lots of action, well-written characters, important issues, and can be read quickly because of its compelling storyline. Also, there is the deception factor,which makes for great storytelling, but in this case the ...

The Vicomte de Bragelonne (Oxford World's Classics)

18 reviews
Alexandre Dumas père

Oxford University Press, USA, 1998

Focus of the Story Changes
If you are reading this review, you have probably already read the Three Musketeers and Twenty Years After. You are wondering if it is worth it to continue with the series. If you decide to go on, you have three more 600+ page novels ahead of you. That is a lot of time and energy. If you are foremost into the swashbuckling aspect of the Musketeer stories, I would not go forward. The ...

The Three Musketeers

7 reviews
Alexandre Dumas père

Viking Adult, 2006

Pevear's Translation is the Best!!
Richard Pevear's translation of the Three Musketeers is without a doubt the best I have ever seen. His translation makes the story flow much easier and makes the language much more intelligible to modern readers. My hope is that he continues to translate Dumas' other works where the Musketeers also make an appearance. I would recommend this book to those who have already read previous ...

Twenty Years After

58 reviews
Alexandre Dumas père

Hard Press, 2006

Porthos Eats His Way Through Europe
It is truly amazing how many people don't have any idea that the Three Musketeers appear in more than the novel of the same name and "The Man in the Iron Mask." I must admit that for many years I was in that category myself but I was absolutely delighted to find that their adventures continued in this book and I must say that I found the exploits in this book to be almost as thrilling as the ...

The Black Tulip

17 reviews

EbooksLib, 2008

The Song of the Flowers
While The Black Tulip lacks the swashbuckling, derring-do adventures of the other Dumas novels I have read, it is every bit as enjoyable to read. Beginning with the arrest of two brothers, deemed traitors to the throne, Dumas Holland-based story at least begins with as strong a conflict as his other more action-laced novels. But the story, while shifting focus to the Godson of one of the men ...

The Three Musketeers (Modern Library Classics)

191 reviews
Alexandre Dumas pere

Modern Library, 2001

"Meung, a pretty market town on the Loire..."
In the very midst of the last Harry Potter being published, I picked up this title from my library, mainly because of the attractive cover and easy-to-read design and typeface. I also wanted to see what a great classic felt like. I was highly rewarded. Certainly this amazing and ground-breaking work is dated in places, particularly when men are disposed of without the least thought and women ...

The Three Musketeers, Vol. I

8 reviews
Alexandre Dumas père

Borgo Press, 2002

Alexandre created a masterful novel!
Young D'Artagan is a fiery tempered, intelligent and shrewd Gascon whose dream is to become a musketeer. He travels to Paris to do just that. On his very first day he manages to pick three duels with the three best musketeers Monsieur Treville has. As they begin the first duel the men of the evil Cardinal Richelieu start attacking them. It is in this first fight when D'Artagan decides to side ...

The Count of Monte Cristo (Barnes & Noble Classics)

10 reviews
Alexandre Dumas père

Barnes & Noble Classics, 2004

Action-Packed Read
I chose to read the abridged version of this novel first even though I also own the unabridged version. I know that other reviewers have posted that this version is missing many scenes, but it really didn't seem to matter. The story is wonderful and so action-packed that I couldn't put the book down. If you've seen the movie, you don't know the whole story. There is so much more to it and a movie ...

The Man in the Iron Mask (Oxford World's Classics)

75 reviews
Alexandre Dumas père

Oxford University Press, USA, 1998

No One Can Write a More Thrilling Story than Dumas
Having just spent the last few months reading all five books in the Three Musketeer series, the following are my suggestions. 1. Read all five books in order. The Man in the Iron Mask is probably enjoyable on its own but reading the four books that proceed it help place the story in its proper context. Think of the Man in the Iron Mask as the dessert in a five course meal. Dessert is great ...

The Man in the Iron Mask (Penguin Classics)

5 reviews
Alexandre Dumas père

Penguin Classics, 2003

The Man in the Iron Mask is a Swashbucking Classic Romance by the prolific Alexandre Dumas pere
The Penguin edition of "The Man in the Iron Mask" is taken from the larger novel "Vicomte de Bragelonne" about the son of the famous musketeer Aramis. Dumas wrote countless potboilers for French periodicals but a few of his works have become immortal. This is especially true of the trilogy of French muskeeters during the reigns of Louis XIII and Louis XIV. The novels are all episodic making the ...

The Count of Monte Cristo

26 reviews
Alexandre Dumas pere

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2001

Of revenge and redemption
The Count of Monte Cristo was a Superhero long before Superheros were cool. A 19th-century cross between James Bond, Batman, Zoro, and Dirty Harry, the title character is a seemingly all powerful and all knowing master of all trades, whether languages, art, chemistry, disguise, psychology, philosophy, theology, international relations, literature, protocol, diplomacy, or combat. But he is ...

The Companions of Jehu: The Companions of Jehu

1 review
Alexandre Dumas pére

BiblioBazaar, 2007

Epic tale of Napoleanic era
The tale of Roland de Montrevel and his family is intertwined wonderfully with the rise of Napolean and the internal strife of France immediately after the Terror. Dumas has woven a nice web of deceit, love, and honor amidst the bygone era of gentlemen. By focusing on the first rumblings of Napoleanic rule, we get a strong taste of the leftover pain of a murdered monarchy, an anarchic period of ...

Ali Pacha: Celebrated Crimes
Alexandre Dumas (Pere)

Echo Library, 2008

Part of the series Celebrated Crimes in Eight Volumes.

The Count of Monte Cristo (Enriched Classics)

13 reviews
Alexandre Dumas père

Pocket, 2004

ABRIDGED version of the classic story, good resources in back
I am reviewing the Pocket Books Enriched Classics version of the novel The Count of Monte Cristo. At about chapter 30, I was hooked on the story and reading reviews and doing research on it. At that point I discovered the Pocket Books version is an ABRIDGED version with about 70 chapters. The real version has around 117 chapters. This frustrated me immensely because nowhere on the Pocket ...

Ali Pacha
Alexandre Dumas Pere

ReadHowYouWant, 2007

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Ten Years Later

4 reviews
Alexandre Dumas père

Fredonia Books, 2001

The Corrected Series
For those trying to read The Musketeers Saga: I was thoroughly confused by the placement of Ten Years Later in the series and the reviews listed on this page. In the original French, there are only three (3) books - 1. The Three Musketeers 2. Twenty Years After and 3. Ten Years Later. That's it - no more. But when translated, most English editions split the behemoth Ten Years Later into a Trilogy ...

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