"(1860), Dumas published a short paper, ""État civil du Comte de Monte-Cristo"", on the genesis of the Count of Monte-Cristo. It appears that Dumas had close contacts with members of the Bonaparte family while living in Florence in 1841. In a small boat he sailed around the island of Monte-Cristo accompanied by a young prince, a cousin to Louis Bonaparte, who was to become Emperor of the French ten years later. During this trip he promised the prince that he would write a novel with the island's name in the title. At that time the future emperor was imprisoned at"
"The Count of Monte Cristo (2002 film) The Count of Monte Cristo is a 2002 adventure drama film produced by Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, and Jonathan Glickman that was directed by Kevin Reynolds. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, the film is an adaptation of the book of the same name by Alexandre Dumas, père and stars Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, and Richard Harris. It follows the general plot of the novel (the main storyline of imprisonment and revenge is preserved); but many aspects, including the relationships between major characters and the ending, have"
"featured the first part of an unabridged translation of the novel by Emma Hardy. The remaining two parts would be issued as the Count of Monte Christo volumes I and II in volumes 8 and 9 of the Parlour Novelist respectively. The most common English translation is an anonymous one originally published in 1846 by Chapman and Hall. This was originally released in ten weekly installments from March 1846 with six pages of letterpress and two illustrations by M Valentin. The translation was released in book form with all twenty illustrations in two volumes in May 1846, a month after"
"Edmond Dantès Edmond Dantès () is a title character and the protagonist of Alexandre Dumas, père's 1844 adventure novel ""The Count of Monte Cristo"". Within the story's narrative, Dantès is an intelligent, honest, and loving man who turns bitter and vengeful after he is framed for a crime he did not commit. When Dantès finds himself free and enormously wealthy, he takes it upon himself to reward those who have helped him in his plight and punish those responsible for his years of suffering. He is known by the aliases The Count of Monte Cristo (), Sinbad the Sailor (""Sinbad"
"'Wait and Hope'"". ""The Count of Monte Cristo"" was originally published in the ""Journal des Débats"" in eighteen parts. Serialization ran from August 28, 1844 to January 15, 1846. The first edition in book form was published in Paris by ""Pétion"" in 18 volumes with the first two issued in 1844 and the remaining sixteen in 1845. Most of the Belgian pirated editions, the first Paris edition and many others up to the ""Lécrivain et Toubon"" illustrated edition of 1860 feature a misspelling of the title with ""Christo"" used instead of ""Cristo"". The first edition to feature the correct spelling"
"Monte-Cristo, and to collect books, manuscripts, autographs and other materials on Dumas. Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie ; 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas (French for 'father'), was a French writer. His works have been translated into many languages, and he is one of the most widely read French authors. Many of his historical novels of high adventure were originally published as serials, including ""The Count of Monte Cristo"", ""The Three Musketeers"", ""Twenty Years After"", and """". His novels have been adapted since the early twentieth"
"The Count of Monte Cristo (musical) The Count of Monte Cristo is a musical based on the famed novel of the same name, with influences from the 2002 film adaptation of the book. The music is written by Frank Wildhorn and the lyrics and book are by Jack Murphy. The musical had a New York City workshop in November 2008, starring Brandi Burkhardt, James Barbour, Natalie Toro, Gregg Edelmann and several others from the Broadway production of ""A Tale of Two Cities"", and many known Wildhorn favorites. After the workshop, concept recording was released on December 12, 2008. It starred"
"Latin, all songs are performed in English. † Songs featuring Luisa Vampa are absent from the concept album. The Count of Monte Cristo (musical) The Count of Monte Cristo is a musical based on the famed novel of the same name, with influences from the 2002 film adaptation of the book. The music is written by Frank Wildhorn and the lyrics and book are by Jack Murphy. The musical had a New York City workshop in November 2008, starring Brandi Burkhardt, James Barbour, Natalie Toro, Gregg Edelmann and several others from the Broadway production of ""A Tale of Two Cities"","
"The Count of Monte Cristo (1964 TV series) The Count of Monte Cristo is a British 12-part dramatization of the Alexandre Dumas novel of the same name. It was made by the BBC and was screened in the autumn of 1964. The series starred Alan Badel in the title role. Edmond Dantes, a sailor, is falsely accused and imprisoned by three men who have various reasons to be jealous of him. After 10 years imprisoned in the Chateau d'If he escapes, and, after recovering a treasure revealed to him by a fellow prisoner, he embarks on a campaign of revenge"
"of Monte Cristo"" (1946). ""The Count of Monte Cristo"" was named one of the top ten films of 1934 by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. Subsequent adaptations of the novel were made in 1943, 1954, 1961, 1975, and 2002. The Count of Monte Cristo (1934 film) The Count of Monte Cristo is a 1934 American adventure film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Robert Donat and Elissa Landi. Based on the 1844 novel ""The Count of Monte Cristo"" by Alexandre Dumas, the story concerns a man who is unjustly imprisoned for 20 years for innocently delivering"
"Monte Cristo (1922 film) Monte Cristo is a 1922 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and directed by Emmett J. Flynn. It is based on the novel ""The Count of Monte Cristo"" by Alexandre Dumas, which was adapted by 19th century thespian Charles Fechter and written for this screen version by Bernard McConville. John Gilbert plays the hero with Estelle Taylor as the leading lady. This film was long thought lost until a print surfaced in the Czech Republic. The film has been released on DVD, packaged with Gilbert's 1926 MGM film ""Bardelys the Magnificent""."
"Monte Cristo (1922 film) Monte Cristo is a 1922 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and directed by Emmett J. Flynn. It is based on the novel ""The Count of Monte Cristo"" by Alexandre Dumas, which was adapted by 19th century thespian Charles Fechter and written for this screen version by Bernard McConville. John Gilbert plays the hero with Estelle Taylor as the leading lady. This film was long thought lost until a print surfaced in the Czech Republic. The film has been released on DVD, packaged with Gilbert's 1926 MGM film ""Bardelys the Magnificent""."
"in the Yorozu Chouhou newspaper, and released in book form in four volumes by publisher Aoki Suusandou in 1905. Though later translations use the title ""Monte Cristo-haku"" (モンテ・クリスト伯, the Count of Monte Cristo), the ""Gankutsu-ou"" title remains highly associated with the novel and is often used as an alternative. As of March 2016, all movie adaptations of the novel brought to Japan used the title ""Gankutsu-ou"", with the exception of the 2002 film, which has it as a subtitle (with the title itself simply being ""Monte Cristo""). The novel is popular in Japan, and has spawned numerous adaptations, the most"
"of Alexandre Dumas, père's ""The Count of Monte Cristo"", but there are references to many classic novels. Madsen's books, and some of his plays, have been translated in to a wide array of languages, from Czech and Greek to Latvian, French and Japanese. This includes English as well, however, most of them have not been translated. The following books may be considered to be Madsen's most important: The following writings have also been translated to English: Apart from those noted above, several of Madsen's short stories have been translated to English - some of them several times and in collaboration"
"of the novel ""The Count of Monte Cristo"", by Alexandre Dumas. The history of the island begins with the Iron Age. The Etruscans exploited the forests of oak needed to fuel the bloomeries of the mainland where the iron ore of Elba's mines was melted. The Greeks gave Montecristo its oldest known name, Oglasa or Ocrasia, after the yellowish colour of the rocks. The Romans, however, knew it under the name ""Mons Jovis"", and erected an altar to Iuppiter Optimus Maximus on the highest mountain, of which some traces remain. During the imperial age, the Romans opened some quarries to"
"The Count of Monte Cristo (James Behr musical) The Count of Monte Cristo musical, book and music by James Behr, is adapted from the famous novel by Alexander Dumas. ""The Count of Monte Cristo"" was awarded as Finalist in the New York Musical Theatre Festival, 2011. It was performed in its entirety at the Off-Broadway Bleecker Street Theater in New York in 2012 as part of the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. The Count of Monte Cristo was also performed in part in New York in 2010 at the New York Off-Broadway Wings Theater during the 2010 West Village Musical Theatre"
"Monte Cristo Jr. Monte Cristo Jr. was a Victorian burlesque with a libretto written by Richard Henry, a pseudonym for the writers Richard Butler and Henry Chance Newton. The score was composed by Meyer Lutz, Ivan Caryll, Hamilton Clarke, Tito Mattei, G. W. Hunt and Henry J. Leslie. The ballet and incidental dances were arranged by John D'Auban, and the theatre's musical director, Meyer Lutz, conducted. The play's doggerel verse was loosely based on ""The Count of Monte Cristo"" by Alexandre Dumas. The piece was first performed under the management of George Edwardes, premiering at the Gaiety Theatre in London"
"Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie ; 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas (French for 'father'), was a French writer. His works have been translated into many languages, and he is one of the most widely read French authors. Many of his historical novels of high adventure were originally published as serials, including ""The Count of Monte Cristo"", ""The Three Musketeers"", ""Twenty Years After"", and """". His novels have been adapted since the early twentieth century for nearly 200 films. Dumas' last novel, ""The Knight of Sainte-Hermine,"""
"The Count of Monte Cristo (1975 film) The Count of Monte Cristo is a 1975 television film produced by ITC Entertainment and based upon the book ""The Count of Monte Cristo"" by Alexandre Dumas, père. It was directed by David Greene and starred Richard Chamberlain as Edmond Dantès, Kate Nelligan as Mercedes, Tony Curtis as Fernand Mondego, Louis Jourdan (who played Edmond Dantès in the 1961 film adaptation of the novel) as De Villefort, Donald Pleasence as Danglars, Trevor Howard as Abbé Faria, and Isabelle de Valvert as Haydee. ITC had previously produced a 39-part TV series based on the"
"The Count of Monte Cristo (radio program) The Count of Monte Cristo is an American old-time radio adventure program. It was broadcast on the Don Lee Network on the West Coast in the 1944-1945 season and on the Mutual Broadcasting System December 19, 1946 - January 1, 1952. Derived from the novel ""The Count of Monte Cristo"" by Alexandre Dumas, the program focused on the adventures of Edmond Dantes, who was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted on a false accusation of treason. Dantes escaped from prison and fought corruption in 18th-century France. The episodes on the Don"
"""Ben-Hur"" was also inspired in part by Wallace's love of romantic novels, including those written by Sir Walter Scott and Jane Porter, and ""The Count of Monte Cristo"" (1846) by Alexandre Dumas, père. The Dumas novel was based on the memoirs of an early 19th-century French shoemaker who was unjustly imprisoned and spent the rest of his life seeking revenge. Wallace could relate to the character's isolation of imprisonment. He explained in his autobiography that, while he was writing ""Ben-Hur"", ""the Count of Monte Cristo in his dungeon of stone was not more lost to the world."" Other writers have"
"Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo is a science fiction anime series produced by Gonzo. An adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' ""The Count of Monte Cristo"", the 24-episode series aired on Japanese television between October 2004 and March 2005; it was later licensed for a Western release first by Geneon Entertainment and later by Funimation. The series was adapted into a CD drama, a series of novels by screenwriter Shuichi Kouyama, and a manga written and drawn by series creator Mahiro Maeda which ran from 2005 to 2008. Set in the year 5053, the series"
"gives the exact date of his death. The ""Diana"" is generally stated to have been printed at Valencia in 1542; but, as the ""Canto de Orfeo"" refers to the widowhood of the Infanta Juana in 1554, the book must be of later date. It is important as the first pastoral novel published in Spain; as the starting-point of a widespread literary fashion; and as the indirect source, through the translation included in Googe's ""Eglogs, epytaphes and sonnets"" (1563), of an episode in ""The Two Gentlemen of Verona"". Though Portuguese was Montemor's native language, he only used it for two songs"
"time. He is the title character of the 1828 German singspiel ""Ali Pascha von Janina"" by Albert Lortzing. In the novel ""The Count of Monte Cristo"" by Alexandre Dumas, père, Ali Pasha's downfall is revealed to have been brought about by French Army officer Fernand Mondego. Unaware of Mondego's collusion with the Sultan's forces, Pasha is described as having entrusted his wife, Kyra Vassiliki, and daughter, Haydée, to Mondego, who sold them into slavery. Mondego then personally murdered Ali Pasha and returned to France with a fortune. The novel's protagonist, Edmond Dantés, subsequently locates Haydée, buys her freedom, and helps"
"The Count of Monte Cristo (1913 film) The Count of Monte Cristo is a 1913 silent film adventure directed by Joseph A. Golden and Edwin S. Porter. It starred James O'Neill, a stage actor and father of playwright Eugene O'Neill. James O'Neill had been playing Edmond Dantès most of his adult life and was famous in the role. Daniel Frohman and Adolph Zukor produced together. Edwin S. Porter co-directed with Joseph Golden, though this was probably necessary as Porter also served as the film's cinematographer. A previous film by Selig starring Hobart Bosworth in 1912 had to be pulled from"
"Miguel de Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (; ; ; 29 September 1547 (assumed)22 April 1616 NS) was a Spanish writer who is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. His novel ""Don Quixote"" has been translated into over 140 languages and dialects; it is, after the Bible, the most-translated book in the world. ""Don Quixote"", a classic of Western literature, is sometimes considered both the first modern novel and the best work of fiction ever written. Cervantes' influence on the Spanish language has been so great that the language"
"of Christian Doctrine in Konkani, 1632) in Goa. Jesuit missionaries also produced works during the seveenteenth century in a mix of Marathi and Konkani like the ""Krista Purana"" (The Christian Purânna) in 1616, 1649, and 1654, but no copies of any of these editions are extant. The ‘Krista Purana’ (The Christian Purânna) is a Marathi-Konkani metrical composition, consisting of 10,962 strophes; divided into two parts treating of the Old and the New Testament respectively. ""Paixao de Cristo"" (Passion of Christ) known as ""Christi Vilapika"" in Marathi, written by during the 17th century in Marathi language and Roman script, based on"
"letter to his associates indicated ""There is no hesitation on the means by which we should create a supporter within the council [of ministers]. I have the means of arriving at this supporter, and it is up to you to provide the means of interesting him [...] Do not forget that the government is in the hands of greedy and corrupt men."" Teste accepted a bribe of 94,000 francs from the company. In the meantime, the 1844 novel ""The Count of Monte Cristo"" was published - according to Librairie Générale Française (1995), its character of Fernand Mondego was inspired by"
"Paixao de Cristo Several poems, known popularly as Paixao de Cristo (Passion of Christ) in Portuguese, and as ""Christi Vilapika"" in Marathi, were written in Goa during the 17th century in Marathi language using the Latin script, based on the sublime pathos of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Some of these poems were well-known to scholars like A.K. Priolkar and V.B. Prabhudessai, who called for critical study of them. Critical texts of three of these have recently been published in the book ""Goan Christian Marathi Vilapika during the 17th Century"" by Dr. S. M. Tadkodkar, currently Head of the Department"
"Douglas Walton (actor) Douglas Walton (October 17, 1909 – November 15, 1961) was a Canadian actor who worked in American films during the 1930s and 1940s. He appeared in 60 films between 1931 and 1950. Born John Douglas Duder in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Walton began his acting career in the theatres of Chicago and New York City. Tall, blond and elegant, Walton played many aristocratic, intellectual or sophisticated English or European men in films such as ""The Count of Monte Cristo"" in 1934; ""The Bride of Frankenstein"" (1935), in which Walton memorably played the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in"
"Antonio del Corro Antonio del Corro (Corrano, de Corran, Corranus) (Seville, 1527-London, 1591) was a Spanish monk who became a Protestant convert. A noted Calvinist preacher and theologian, he taught at the University of Oxford and wrote the first Spanish grammar in English. He was a Hieronymite of the Abbey of San Isidro, Seville. Influenced by Cipriano de Valera, he came into contact with the Protestant ideas of Luther, Melanchthon and Bullinger. He left Spain with others in 1557, fearing the Spanish Inquisition. Some scholars considered that he may be behind the pseudonym Reginaldus Gonsalvius Montanus (Renaldo Gonzalez Montano), who"
"against those who have wronged him. The series was made in 12 episodes of 25 minutes each, with a total run time of 300 minutes. It was filmed in black and white and had an intense, theatrical style. The script remained largely faithful to the original plot, and is regarded as the best screen version of the story, with Badel as the definitive Count. The series was produced by Campbell Logan, and directed by Peter Hammond. The screenplay was by Anthony Steven. The main cast of this production were: The Count of Monte Cristo (1964 TV series) The Count of"
"contacted the copyright holders to license an anime adaptation, but he was refused when the holders saw how many changes he proposed to make to the original narrative. Initially disappointed, Maeda searched for another work he could adapt into a science fiction setting, and decided upon ""The Count of Monte Cristo"", as Dumas's novel had provided the inspiration for Bester's work. Maeda first read a simplified version of ""The Count of Monte Cristo"" when he was young. When he read the full version as an adult, he saw that the story was far more complex and interesting. Maeda's initial draft"