Rolling out: Abridged Editions of Monte Cristo.

There's LEGIT reasons for these things to exist. Maybe teens have a reading assignment over summer (6 months from now). Or you know people who LOVED the 2002 movie (starring Jim Caviezel and Guy Pearce) and you want to convert them to the REAL DEAL. They take one look at the Robin Buss book and say, "No way, buddy."

No problem... as long as they read a legit version of Monte Cristo, who cares about the page count? It's only important that they get a good one.

https://abbreviatedmontecristo.blogspot.com/2021/08/section-one-text-abridgements-meant-for.html

Just steer them clear of the "Standard Abridged Edition" from Barnes & Noble, Signet Classics, Simon and Schuster, Dover Books, etc.

https://abbreviatedmontecristo.blogspot.com/2021/08/section-one-supplement-how-to-identify.html