The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is one of the author's most popular works, along with The Three Musketeers. He completed the work in 1844. Like... More > many of his novels, it is expanded from plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet.
The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean, and in the Levant during the historical events of 1815–1838 (from just before the Hundred Days to the reign of Louis-Philippe of France). The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book. An adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy and forgiveness, it focuses on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from jail, acquires a fortune and sets about getting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment. However, his plans have devastating consequences for the innocent as well as the guilty.< Less
A jealous rival (later revealed to be his fiancée's cousin Fernand with the help of the Pharoan's ship's purser Danglars, who was envious of Dantes' good fortune) sends an anonymous letter... More > that accuses Dantès of being a Bonapartist traitor, and Villefort, the deputy crown prosecutor in Marseille, assumes the duty of investigating the matter. Villefort would rather not imprison an innocent man, but on discovering that the recipient of the letter from Elba is his Bonapartist father, he ultimately chooses to save his political career and condemns Dantès without trial to life imprisonment while protecting his father by destroying the incriminating letter.< Less
The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel that takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean, and the Levant during the historical events of 1815–1838. Formatting, File... More > Conversion, and Cover Design by ALBEDO MUSIC http://www.albedomusic.com< Less
The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel that takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean, and the Levant during the historical events of 1815–1838. Formatting, File... More > Conversion, and Cover Design by ALBEDO MUSIC http://www.albedomusic.com< Less
Edmond Dantès, a young seaman with a promising future, is arrested at his wedding ceremony under calomnious charges, and locked up in the Chateau d’If for 14 years. During this time, he... More > secretly meets another detainee, l’Abbé Faria, an erudite believed to be insane, who becomes his friend and teacher, and who, upon his death, gives Edmond the secret to a hidden treasure...< Less
On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.
As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding... More > the Chateau d'If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgion and Rion island.
Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with spectators; it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship, like the Pharaon, has been built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocee docks, and belongs to an owner of the city.< Less
Translated into English from the original French in 1846 by Chapman and Hall, the story takes place in settings in the countries of France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and the Levant,... More > 1815–1838. The story focuses on Edmond Dantès, with themes of hope/justice/vengeance/mercy/forgiveness through the bittersweet, tragic and backstabbing events of the characters.< Less
The Count of Monte Cristo is a classic adventure story about a man who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from jail and sets out to gain his revenge. Set between the end of the Napoleonic wars in 1815... More > and 1838 during the reign of Louis-Philippe, the historical setting of the novel is fundamental, as in Dumas' famous The Three Musketeers
According to George Saintsbury "Monte Cristo is said to have been at its first appearance, and for some time subsequently, the most popular book in Europe. Perhaps no novel within a given number of years had so many readers and penetrated into so many different countries."< Less
The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas. It is often considered to be, along with The Three Musketeers, Dumas's most popular work. The story takes place in France, Italy,... More > islands in the Mediterranean and the Levant during the historical events of 1815–1838 (from just before the Hundred Days through to the reign of Louis-Philippe of France). The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book. An adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy and forgiveness, it focuses on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from jail, acquires a fortune and sets about getting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment. However, his plans have devastating consequences for the innocent as well as the guilty.
The book is considered a literary classic today. According to Luc Sante, "The Count of Monte Cristo has become a fixture of Western civilization's literature.< Less
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