Count of Monte Cristo

Author: Alexandre Dumas
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: The story takes place in 1815. At the age of 19, the first mate of the "Pharos," Edmond Dantès, is sent to the island of Elba, where Napoleon I is imprisoned, at the request of his deceased captain. Unbeknownst to him, this act is exposed by the jealous Danglars and Fernand, leading Judge to become involved in the case due to his father's entanglement. As a result, he concocts an innocent sentence and personally sends Dantès to death row. In prison, he befriends the elderly Abbé Faria, who reveals the location of a vast treasure before his death. Dantès plans his escape from the prison and finds the treasure, later assuming the alias Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on his enemies. This book is the father of French popular fiction and is one of Alexandre Dumas's most outstanding and successful works.