The Count of Monte Cristo (Illustrated)
by Alexandre Dumas père
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Considered one of Dumas' most beloved novels and one of the best-selling works of its day, "The Count of Monte Cristo" is an expansive adventure novel with a huge cast of characters, all revolving around the young sailor Edmond Dantès. Wrongfully accused of aiding the exiled Napoleon, Dantès is arrested on the day of his wedding and imprisoned on the island prison, Chateau d'If. He survives years of cramped confinement and eventually befriends another prisoner, an Italian who knows the show more location of a treasure: the island of Monte Cristo. After an intrepid escape, Dantès utilizes his new fortune to extract revenge from his enemies, pursuing those who imprisoned him to a bitter end for all concerned. An ageless tale with a remarkable amount of endurance, mercy, courage, and hope, "The Count of Monte Cristo" endures as one of the nineteenth century's classics of literature. show lessTags
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A very long book. Probably longest I have read, other than the bible. A great tale expounding on so many profound issues! Love, honor, pride, despair, greed, power, the list goes on and on. A master storyteller, Dumas wrote a book for the ages. It was worth the energy to read it.
This book is an excellent and fun adventure story.
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- Canonical title
- The Count of Monte Cristo; The Count of Monte Cristo (Illustrated) (Illustrated)
- Original title
- Le comte de Monte-Cristo
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