Filled with some of literature's most memorable action scenes, and with a whole company of unforgettable characters, The Count of Monte Cristo has been loved by millions. This audio adaptation by experienced storyteller Jim Weiss makes a classic story accessible to a new generation of readers. Listen along as Jim brings this classic story to life. Over 2 hours of adventure on two CDs.

 

This book is part of a book series called The Jim Weiss Audio Collection .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

This book was published 2018 by Peace Hill Press .

Alexandre Dumas could have been a character from one of his novels. A true romantic, he was the son of Napoleon's famous General Dumas, a prolific writer of over 277 volumes, a revolutionary and a man of tremendous appetites. He was born on July 24, 1802 and died penniless but happy on December 5, 1870, a refugee from his own excesses. In 1989, Jim Weiss set out on a mission: to record the greatest stories he knew from world literature and history, and inspire families -- especially young listeners -- with a passionate love of the original classics. In the three decades since then, Jim's narration voice and seemingly numberless character voices have formed foundational entertainment and education for millions of listeners around the world. Winning hundreds of awards, Jim's recordings range on the literary side from fairy tales through stories from Shakespeare, Dickens and Conan Doyle, while his history recordings bring to vivid life major historical events and personalities from the ancient world through the twentieth century. The inspiration for all this began early, with parents and grandparents who told stories and read aloud to him, skills which Jim joyously acquired, and which led him to a degree in Communications and Speech from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Later, his wife, Randy, earned her own national awards as a teacher and counselor, and their shared passion for learning led to forming their company in 1989, long before the explosion of spoken word recordings made this a "sensible" decision. The recordings began winning listeners and national awards from the first. A few years ago, the Weiss's licensed their recordings and business operations to Well-Trained Mind Press, which has successfully introduced Jim's work into still more markets, while Jim continues to write, record, teach and perform. Jenny is an illustrator based in California.

This book has the following chapters:

Disc 1:
Preface
The Return of the Pharaon
Mercedes
The Accusation
The Prosecutor
A Living Death
Abbe Faria
Monte Cristo
Caderousse
What Caderousse Revealed
The Count and Countess de Morcerf
The Greed of Baron Danglars

DISC 2:
The Duel
A Tarnished Hero
The Household of de Villefort
Noirtier
A Death in the Family
The Undoing of De Villefort
Faulty Information
Withdrawing From the Bank
The Count of Monte Cristo

128 minutes on 2 discs