French classic literary masterpiece: The Count of Monte Cristo (Chinese-English)

Author: (French) Alexandre Dumas
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) was a famous French writer of the 19th century. Born into an officer's family, he served as a secretary to the Duke of Orleans in his early years and participated in the July Revolution of 1830. During the reign of Napoleon III, he went into exile in Brussels. The Count of Monte Cristo is one of his representative works. Through the story of sailor Edmond Dantès' revenge, the novel depicts the vast social life of France at that time. The characters in the novel are vivid and distinctive, with prominent personalities, and the plot is lively, full of danger, gripping, and thrilling. It is a masterpiece of popular fiction in the world.