A Prisoner of Birth
A Prisoner of Birth is a 2008 novel by Jeffrey Archer, published in March 2008 by Macmillan in the UK and St Martin's Press in the US. A modern retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo, it follows Danny Cartwright, wrongly jailed in Belmarsh, as he seeks to clear his name.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- St. Martin's Press, 2008
- First UK edition
- Macmillan, 2008
The first edition of A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer was published in New York by St. Martin's Press in 2008. We track 2 editions.
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- Editions recorded
- 32 on Open Library, 17 in English
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More by Jeffrey Archer
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- First Among Equals1984 · 2 editions
- A Matter of Honour1986 · 1 edition
- A Twist in the Tale1988 · 2 editions
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Who published the first edition of A Prisoner of Birth?
The first edition of A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer was published in New York by St. Martin's Press in 2008.
How many editions of A Prisoner of Birth are there?
We track 2 editions of A Prisoner of Birth, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- A Prisoner of Birth, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- A Prisoner of Birth, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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