![]() The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book, an adventure story centrally concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy, and forgiveness. It begins on the day that Napoleon left his first island of exile, Elba, beginning the Hundred Days period when Napoleon returned to power. The story takes place in France, Italy, and islands in the Mediterranean during the era of the Bourbon Restoration through the reign of Louis-Philippe of France. First published in 1845-46, Dumasâ â most brilliantly successful novelâ (Harvey & Heseltine, 232) expresses â the frustrated dreams of its era and the deep aspirations of Dumas himself to unlimited knowledge, power and fameâ (Amelita Marinetti). ![]() Maurice Baring calls it the most popular book in the world" (Frank Wild Reed). The Count of Monte Cristo, in particular, is "perhaps the outstanding work of fiction to reveal the futility of human vengeance, even when it attains its utmost completeness. A superior example, scarce in the original cloth, with exceptional provenance. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell and chemise box. In near fine condition with only light rubbing to the extremities and toning, with the bookplate of legendary collector Richard Manney. Twenty wood-engraved plates after Henry Valentin. Octavo, 2 volumes, original publisher's terracotta cloth, decoratively blind-embossed, gilt titles to the spine. ![]() First edition in English of the authorâ s masterpiece, published just one year after the original French edition and before the American first, the Manney copy. ![]()
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