![]() This book was mistakenly attributed to Dumas for many years, and was often included in printings of Dumas works. It was followed up by another very scarce volume entitled ,The daughter of the Count of Monte Cristo. The Count of Monte Cristo, in particular, is 'perhaps the outstanding work of fiction to reveal the futility of human vengeance, even when it attains its utmost completeness. of this interesting and scarce work written by the American author and journalist Edmund Flagg (1815-1890), which was intended as a tribute to the 1848 French Revolution. First editions in the English language are rare, with Yale being the only library to house a copy of this first edition. A sequel to Alexander Dumas Celebrated novel of the Count of Monte-Cristo. Volume one: frontispiece plus seven Illustrations 288 pages Volume two: 5 illustrations 267 pages Also inside this book is The Sequel to The Count of Monte Cristo - Complete in one volume 198 pages. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION General shelf wear, front board detached, rubbed covers, tanned pages, foxing throughout, first page soiled. First edition in English of the authors masterpiece, published just one year after the original French edition and before the American first. Valentin in Two Volumes BOTTOM OF EACH TITLE PAGE DATED 1849 NO PRINTING ON REVERSE. The victim of a miscarriage of justice, Dantes is fired by a desire for retribution and empowered by a stroke of providence. The story of Edmund Dantes, self-styled Count of Monte Cristo, is told with consummate skill. The Count of Monte Cristo (written in English) with elegant illustrations by M. The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas £2.99 With an Introduction and Notes by Keith Wren, University of Kent at Canterbury.
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