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The Count of Monte Cristo

By: Alexandre Dumas
Narrated by: Anthony Valentine
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Edmond Dantès, an innocent young sailor, falls into despair when he is arrested on a false charge of treason and thrown into prison without a trial. He learns of his friends' betrayal from the Abbé Faria, an equally innocent prisoner, and plots his revenge following a daring, if nightmarish escape from the Chateau d'If. After becoming a wealthy man, he assumes the guise of the urbane Count of Monte-Cristo and begins to entrap his enemies one by one.

©2011 Talking Classics (P)2011 Copyright Group

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Fantastic but should have been twice as long

Great narrator, would have like to seen a bit more variety.
Good job condensing the story but works better as a refresher than a first time experience.
Length could have been added to help with this but still an overall good refresher on a fantastic book.

2022 reread
Yeah, same critisism. You really can't listen to THIS version without already knowing the story. One minute they're at dinner, the few times next minute it's the following night and two people are talking.

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Well read.

Well read, but as they noted, abridged. One of my favorite books and authors, usually.

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  • BBette
  • 06-29-17

A 50 Hour story squished into 3

Anthony Valentine has a great voice but the story is so heavily abridged that it becomes completely meaningless.

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  • Terry Butler
  • 04-03-19

Truncated

This a long story severely truncated. The only positive was wonderful voice and performance of the late, great Anthony Valentine.

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  • Mrs L Wright
  • 06-22-17

Great Book

jyes a romping good book great story told.well. a little hard going in.parts thanl you