The Count of Monte Cristo (version 3)
Gelesen von David Clarke
Alexandre Dumas
(4,874 Sterne; 2594 Bewertungen)
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo is an adventure novel and one of the author's most popular works. He completed the work in 1844. The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and in the Levant during the historical events of 1815-1838 (from just before the Hundred Days to the reign of Louis-Philippe of France). It deals with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy and forgiveness. The book is considered a literary classic today. (Summary by David Clarke, ref. Wikipedia)
(54 hr 16 min)Chapters
Bewertungen
Classic novel and excellent reader
Ryan
(5 Sterne)
Masterpiece of French fiction and is riveting throughout. This book is so fun to read, and the reader does an incredible job with all the accents throughout - no easy feat with this novel. five stars well deserved for both the book and the reader.
Masterpiece
Craig
(5 Sterne)
Having always wanted to read the full story but never finding the time, I was delighted to learn of the LibriVox app. Initially I started listening to another version but found the various voices a distraction before finding this version by the superb David Clark. I am in no doubt that it was his skill in narration that made me enjoy this classic tale so much. Despite the extreme length I too couldn’t get enough of the numerous twists and turns and delayed playing the final few chapters to prolong my pleasure. Thank you LibriVox and David Clark for bringing me this masterpiece.
Fantastic reading of a fantastic book!
null
(5 Sterne)
I first read this book on my own about 5 yrs ago and, to this day, count it as one of my favorite stories. I'm delighted to have found this recording by such a strong reader. Hearing the story read in such an engaging way really brings it to life and has made my second "read through" of the book even more enjoyable than the first.
The most beautiful story I've ever had....
Stephanie
(5 Sterne)
Wow, this epic tale is a doozey! I didn't get to read this in high school as it was never assigned..I've no idea as to why that was. I am so elated to have had this opportunity..it is a long, long story, and very complicated to follow at times. At the end it is so very much worth the 54+ hours. I am still emotional about its conclusions. For some characters it ends badly, but for three key characters it has a happy ending. Even if you've a cold dead heart, you may find yourself weeping. I cannot Express how much I love this book. And such a fantastic Reader, thank you, Mr. David Clarke, for such a fine Reading! And for putting in such an immense amount of time! And thank you, Librivox, for making such a great classic available! I shall always recommend this book to everyone I come across. 💖💖💖 to all.
the beauty of story telling -
Alemap
(5 Sterne)
The beauty of story telling- is a combination of a captivating story, and imaginative, riveting narration. David Clarke has perfected this art as he invites you into the settings, as you “watch and listen to the dialogues” not as a voyeur, but as one in the same room as the characters, short of you participating in the conversation. Through David you are drawn, no, pulled by the scent of the humid prison cells, the beautiful flowers in the grandest palaces, then catapulted to feel the sorrows and joys of the characters. As the Englishman, the Italian abbey, the Frenchman, David will entrance you and transport you to a different far away place and time . Story telling at its best, thank you David Clarke
Epic
kmtchico
(5 Sterne)
WARNING: you will be spoiled for all other readers. Sorry about that. :( Seriously, if you only listen to one LibriVox book in your life, this should be it. There is a slog near the beginning, around chapters 10-13, but push through! Try to retain as much info as you can from those conversations, but don’t let them hang you up. I guarantee this book will be one of, if not THE favorite. Mr. David Clarke, bravo for putting your time and talent into this amazing (and long) book. I just finished it for the second time, and will definitely go through it again in the future.
WOW!!!!!
AVID READER
(5 Sterne)
Like many of the other commentators I had never read this long epic, and, again like them, I am overwhelmed by it's power and philosophy. I might add two thoughts. First, the bitter antagonism toward Mercedes seems unrealistic; I can only believe it to be a cultural thing. The second is the translation. Most novels do not translate well into English; the story comes through, but the emotion does not. This novel, however, carries all of the grandeur, pathos, suffering, and the other emotions in it's presentation. Much is no doubt due to the remarkable narration. Thank you for this Herculean effort. Do not miss this one.
Excellent Reading
(5 Sterne)
Such beautiful and fine pronunciations of both the English and French words. Most English narrators butcher the French as they don't take any effort to learn the correct pronunciations of the french words. The different tones that the narrator took for each character gave so much depth and life to the story. I wish I could find other works of Dumas narrated in such a way. Most of them don't even pronounce Dumas correctly with the silent s and it hurts me to hear someone start each chapter by "Dum-ass"