The Count of Monte Cristo - Couverture souple

Dumas, Alexandre

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1906814651 ISBN 13 : 9781906814656

Editeur : Classic Comic Store Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

Edmond Dantès, a merchant sailor in early 19th Century France, is wrongfully imprisoned for life without trial. After years of incarceration on the remote island prison of the Château d’If, he learns of a vast treasure on the island of Monte Cristo and becomes determined to escape in order to retrieve the treasure and use it for vengeance against the men who betrayed him. Classics Illustrated tells this fascinating tale in colourful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom and at home to further engage the reader in the story.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Alexandre Dumas (24 July 1802 - 5 December 1870) was an eccentric and wildly successful French writer. He is best known for his tales of high adventure, such as The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo. He is one of the most widely read French authors in the world.<br /><br />American illustrator and writer LOU CAMERON attended the California School of Fine Arts. He was active as a comic book artist in the 1950s. He was a versatile artist for Gilberton's 'Classics Illustrated' series. drawing comic adaptations of novels by Herbert George Wells, Ann S. Stephans, Alexandre Dumas, Emile Zola and Robert Louis Stevenson.<br/><br/>He was furthermore a contributor to the mystery titles published by Atlas, including Astonishing Comics, Journey into Mystery, Uncanny Tales and Journey Into Unknown Worlds. He illustrated stories in the same genre for DC titles like House of Mystery, House of Secrets and Tales of the Unexpected, as well as Ace Periodicals' Baffling Mysteries, Web of Mystery and Hand of Fate. He additionally did horror stories for St. John Publishing and romance and western features for Story Comics. In 1951 and 1952 he did a syndicated feature called 'So It Sesms'.<br/><br/>During the same period, Cameron was active as a pulp book illustrator. From 1957 he focused on his work has a writer, which he has done under his own name but also as Julie Cameron, Dagmar, Mary Manning and Ramsay Thorne. Among his many (mainly suspense, war and western) novels are 'Beyond the Scarlet Door', 'The Amphorae Pirates', 'Belle of Fort Smith' and 'The Dirty War of Sgt. Slade', as well as the 'Stringer' western series.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Dumas's epic tale of revenge. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colourful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes theme discussions and study questions.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Classic Comic Store Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1906814651
• ISBN 13: 9781906814656
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Cameron Lou
• Nombre de pages: 48
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible