The Count of Monte Cristo

Description

“The Count of Monte Cristo” by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is an adventure novel serialized from 1844 to 1846. When sailor Edmond Dantès is falsely accused and imprisoned on his wedding day, he spends fourteen years in solitary confinement. After a daring escape and the discovery of a vast hidden treasure, he reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo. Returning to Paris, he methodically infiltrates high society to confront the three men who destroyed his life, exploring themes of justice, vengeance, mercy, and forgiveness.

This edition of “The Count of Monte Cristo” by Alexandre Dumas & Auguste Maquet is a faithful digital reproduction of the public-domain text originally distributed by Project Gutenberg (ebook #1184).

Themes: Adventure stories, Dantès, Edmond (Fictitious character): Fiction, France: History: 19th century: Fiction, Historical fiction, Pirates: Fiction, Prisoners: Fiction.