Dumas, Alexandre 1802-1870.

The Count of Monte Cristo / Alexandre Dumas; Retold by Karen Holmes. - Simplified ed. - Harlow : Pearson Education, 2008. - 54 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm. + 2 CDs. - Penguin Readers Penguin Readers (Level 3) .

Includes reading activities and 2 CDs.

Ch.1: The Ship Comes Home -- Ch.2: Father and Son -- Ch.3: Mercedes -- Ch.4: The Judge -- Ch.5: The Prison -- Ch.6: Underground -- Ch.7: Number 27 -- Ch.8: Faria's Room -- Ch.9: The Story of the Treasure -- Ch.10: The Death of Faria -- Ch.11: The Grave of the Chateau d'If -- Ch.12: The Young Amelia -- Ch.13: Monte Cristo -- Ch.14: Treasure -- Ch.15: At Marseilles

"Edmond Dantes is a happy young seaman. He is popular with his employer and the men on his ship, and he has a beautiful lover, Mercedes. But he also has enemies who tell lies about him. On the day of his wedding, he is thrown into prison. There he meets a man who tells him about some treasure on the island of Monte Cristo. Will Edmond escape from prison? Will he find the treasure? And will he ever return home to Mercedes?" (Book Cover)

9781405855464 (pbk)


Treasure--Monte Cristo--Italy.
Prison.
Tragedies.
Romance.
Graded Readers.
High-beginner.
A2 (CEFR).


Monte Cristo (Italy).


Graded Readers.