I would take him any day over many other narrators who never make a mistake and never get caught turning a page. Big deal! He is a fabulous reader, and like many other reviewers, I felt like my kindly old (and very articulate and intelligent) grandfather was reading it to me. It begins just before the Hundred Days period (when Napoleon returned to power after his exile). I loved listening to him, in spite of his occasional correction of a word, and a little rustling of pages. The Count of Monte Cristo takes place in France, Italy, and islands in the Mediterranean during the historical events of 1815-1839: the era of the Bourbon Restoration through the reign of Louis-Philippe of France. A word about Andrew Timothy, narrator: No, he is not the best narrator I have ever listened to, but neither is he the worst - far from it. Although I rarely reread fiction, I am sure this will not be the last time for this book. It was delightful to get to read it again. I read this book years ago, and loved it then. Yes, he plays God to some extent, but justifies that by the fact that he prays about what he should do, and because ways are opened up for him to accomplish what he wants,he believes he has God's blessing. He does so much good along the way, however, to those deserving of it. The Count of Monte Cristo: Hollywood Stage (Abridged) by Robert Montgomery. In Dante's case, he is well justified in seeking revenge, and he goes about it in a very calculating way. Available in: Audiobook (Digital).Hollywood is indelibly printed in our minds as the go-to place for entertainment and has been for decades. I really don't personally believe in revenge, but I think all of us harbor a secret desire to get even with people who have wronged us. It has quite a bit of darkness in it, but it is still such a great story of love and revenge. There are 2 versions of the M4Bs made, one containing the original files for these chapters (4 parts), the other containing the alternate files for the chapters (5 parts).I love this book. THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO by Alexandre DumasABOUT THE BOOK:The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by French autho. The Zip files contain both versions of these chapters. It’s a long one, but doesn’t feel long as the story is engaging. I think it took me about 20 hours to read it silently. Must read Must read To date, this one, the 1956 abridgment of The Count of Monte Cristo by Lowell Bair is the gold standard for shorter versions of the book. His Three Musketeers was okay but not as good as Count - it may be better as an adult. True - the unabridged audible audiobook is 57 hours and 18 minutes. This book contains alternate versions of a number of chapters – indicated by an alt after the file number. Reviewer: Ze Mastor - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - MaSubject: Best abridged version of the book. It is primarily concerned with themes of justice, vengeance, mercy, and forgiveness, and is told in the style of an adventure story. The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book. 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). Like many of his novels, it is expanded from the plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. The real version has around 117 chapters. At that point I discovered the Pocket Books version is an ABRIDGED version with about 70 chapters. At about chapter 30, I was hooked on the story and reading reviews and doing research on it. If you need more information on APA citations check out our APA citation guide or start citing with the BibguruAPA citation generator. Simply copy it to the References page as is. The writing of the work was completed in 1844. I am reviewing the Pocket Books Enriched Classics version of the novel The Count of Monte Cristo. Formatted according to the APA Publication Manual 7 th edition. It is often considered, along with The Three Musketeers, as Dumas's most popular work. The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. Download cover art Download CD case insert The Count of Monte Cristo FREE delivery: Saturday, March 9 on orders over 35.00 shipped by Amazon.
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