Pierdomenico Baccalario

Mini Classics. The Count of Monte Cristo

Classics

One of the most beloved classics in a simpler and shorter version.

Edmond Dantès has everything going for him—he’s young, in love, and about to become a ship captain. But on the day of his engagement, he is wrongly accused and locked away in a dark prison. There, he spends years dreaming of justice. When he finally escapes, he reemerges with a new identity: the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo. Armed with wit, wealth, and secrets, he sets out to expose those who betrayed him.

A gripping story of betrayal, courage, and redemption—reimagined for young readers with vivid illustrations and fast-paced storytelling.
Part of the Mini Classics series: pocket-sized, fully illustrated, and curated for early readers.

Publisher: Edizioni EL

Target: 8-10

Year: 2017

Author

Pierdomenico Baccalario

Pierdomenico Baccalario has been writing children’s novels since 1997, when he won the Il Battello a Vapore literary prize with La strada del Guerriero (The Way of the Warrior) using his neighbour’s name. Since then, his bestsellers have been written under as many pseudonyms (the best known being Ulysses Moore and Irene Adler), translated into more than thirty languages and published with major Italian and foreign publishers. He has collaborated with Lucca Comics & Games for more than twenty years, has written for Repubblica and is a columnist for the newspaper Corriere della Sera’s La Lettura literary supplement. In 2014, he founded the Book on a Tree creative agency in London.

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