{"product_id":"the-count-of-monte-cristo-9780140449266","title":"The Count of Monte Cristo","description":"\u003cp\u003eThrown in prison for a crime he has not committed Edmond Dantes spends fourteen bitter years imprisoned in grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on Isle of Monte Cristo and becomes determined not only to escape, but also to unearth treasure and use it to plot destruction of men responsive for his incarceration.\u003c\/p\u003ePenguin Classics relaunch.  Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and becomes determined not only to escape but to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. A huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s, Dumas was inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment when writing his epic tale of suffering and retribution.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780140449266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 1312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 21 Jul 2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.7(H)x12.8(L)x5.6(W)883\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 883\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eAlexandre Dumas (1824-95) was a pioneer of the Romantic theatre in France, for which he wrote a series of colourful historical dramas, although it is as a novelist that he is best known today.  His works include The Three Musketeers (1844-5), La Reine Margot (1845).   Robin Buss is a journalist and translator.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Alexandre Dumas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46656121831641,"sku":"9780140449266","price":17.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9780140449266_f0114f3b-5ffb-4f14-8935-00b563b5c34d.jpg?v=1748351093","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-count-of-monte-cristo-9780140449266","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}