The Count of Monte Cristo

By: Alexandre Dumas

Narrated by: Andrew Timothy

Length: 50 hrs and 44 mins

Publisher's summary

The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas.

Published in 1844, it is often considered one of the great thrillers of all time and, along with The Three Musketeers, Dumas' most popular work.

Falsely accused of treason, the young sailor Edmund Dantes is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned in the island fortress of the Chateau d'If. After staging a dramatic escape, he sets out to discover the treasure of Monte Cristo and catch up with his enemies.

Alexandre Dumas (1802 - 1870) was a French writer, best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure, which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world.

Please note: This is a vintage recording. The audio quality may not be up to modern day standards.

Public Domain (P)2009 RNIB

Great!!

I highly recommend this audiobook. Very well written and very well presented. Listening for the second time and loving it more than the first.

New favorite book and audiobook

The other reviews say it better than I can, but I loved the narrator’s style and believe he made the book more enjoyable than if I had read it myself. Just incredible.

Love the story. Narrator has excellent voice but..

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

My only issue is with the sound production and editing or lack thereof. While I quite enjoyed Andrew's voice and reading style the decision to leave in the reading missteps and false starts baffles me. I will say it does make it precisely like listening to a grandfather read you a book, it was not what I was looking for. If you are looking for that experience. It should suit you perfectly.

Ok book, bad Narration

This book is drawn out. I have never wanted a book to be abridged except this one. Good story though. The interesting thing is the narrator makes a mistake every 5 minutes mis pronouncing words, or re reading messed up sentences, paper being ruffled. He has a good voice though he just could have used an editor. If you are like me you can afford the expensive books and you used your 2 credits already.

Great book... pretty old recording

This review is about the recording quality, not about the book. It is obvious that this recording is very old. While the narrator does a good job it is not up to par with today's high quality recorded books. The audio of the narration is not as "close up" as more recent audio books sound. You can also clearly hear pages turn throughout the audiobook. Also the narrator messes up throughout the book and corrects himself. So while he does a good job reading it, it has more of the feel like your grandpa reading you a story next to a warm fire. Not necessarily a bad thing, but not the quality of some of the newer audiobooks out there.

Great Book, terrible performance

The Dumas masterpiece is as great as ever. The performance was terrible, must have had zero editing. Narrator makes mistakes, false starts, repeats words, background noise; very irritating and disappointing. Do yourself a huge favor and choose a different recording of this classic.

great story, terrible reading!

I loved the story, it has taken me months to get to the end, mostly because I only have a few minutes a day available to listen. But the story was definitely worth it and kept me interested. The reader however was terrible. He stumbled over words and there was someone coughing constantly in the background. I listen to a lot of audio books and this was by far the worst recording of any book I have listened to. The only reason I finished it is because the story was that good.

Terrible Recording!

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

Someone that didn't have to pay for the book might have lower expectations and enjoy it more.

What was most disappointing about Anlexandre Dumas’s story?

I couldn't understand the story because I was so distracted by the poor narration and production.

What didn’t you like about Andrew Timothy’s performance?

This was not professionally done. You can hear the narrator drinking and rustling papers. He is not constant with character voices. Not good at all! I can't believe this was allowed on this site.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

The story is good, but it's hard to hear and understand because the narration and production is so poor.

Any additional comments?

Can I be refunded for this credit to download another version of the story?