The Count of Monte Cristo

By: Alexandre Dumas

Narrated by: Bill Homewood

Length: 52 hrs and 41 mins

Publisher's summary

On the eve of his marriage to the beautiful Mercedes, having that very day been made captain of his ship, the young sailor Edmond Dantès is arrested on a charge of treason, trumped up by jealous rivals. Incarcerated for many lonely years in the isolated and terrifying Chateau d'If near Marseille, he meticulously plans his brilliant escape and extraordinary revenge.

Of all the "masked avengers" and "caped crusaders" in literature, The Count of Monte Cristo is at once the most daring and the most vulnerable. Alexandre Dumas (père), master storyteller, takes us on a journey of adventure, romance, intrigue, and ultimately, redemption.

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Public Domain (P)2010 Naxos Audiobooks

Good hard book

This was a long and hard book at times to understand characters, but the audio reader did a good job distinguishing between characters.

a masterpiece!

a true literary masterpiece!
i only wish I could get this exact version in written format

Favorite Book, but narrator no consistency.

The narrator tended to switch Characters voices alot, so the Characters sounded different then they did in chapter before. Not much consistency, and made 21 year old sound 70, and a 50 year old sound 20. Other then that, still my favorite book.

A top 5 Book for Me

It was 54 hours and I still wanted more. The voice acting was second to none and kept me engaged and entertained the whole way through.

Highly recommended.

Terrific Read

Intriguing and suspenseful; full of detail, enhancing character development. Homewood performed the voices with vigor.

Wonderful Epic Novel

Being a devotee of the 2002 movie starring Jim Caviezel as Edmond Dantes, I had never read the book, and when book club selected it, I just watched the movie again. When I saw that some in the group had read the abridged version, however, and that the leader that night was an adamant proponent of the unabridged version, I finally took the plunge and listened to it. Narrated by the incomparable Bill Homewood, it is an engrossing 53 hours of intrigue. Homewood is a master of languages, accents, and voices, bringing the narrative richly to life. Dumas' story is complicated, with elaborate, long-winded plots, but all the story lines eventually come together and to fruition. With more characters than the movie, and a different ending, I came to terms with the differences and did appreciate the more detailed story. I must say that I prefer the movie ending, though. Still, I'm glad I read this classic novel. It's well worth the investment of time.

Classic for a reason

One of the greatest stories to come out of the western world. It's a classic for a reason.

Mouth noises?

Absolutely adore the story. One of my favorite books while I was growing up. I also love the narrator, he gives liveliness to each of the characters. However, he makes a lot of 'mouth noises', I can hear his spit in his mouth because it is dry while he speaks. It drives me up the wall.

Don’t Read Anything Else Until You’ve Read This...

The sheer volume kept me from this classic... the wait is now my only regret. This is, simply put, one of the greatest literary works you’ll ever have the opportunity to read.

The narrator takes a little getting used to but the story will hook you and you’ll eventually appreciate his performance. Five stars.

great classic

great stories are sometimes butchered by choice actors, but not the case with this one.