The Count of Monte Cristo: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The Count of Monte Cristo is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Dumas, Alexandre (1802–1870); Maquet, Auguste (1813–1888).
Catalogue synopsis
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"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.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Count of Monte Cristo
- Author credits: Dumas, Alexandre (1802–1870); Maquet, Auguste (1813–1888)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Adventure stories
- Dantès, Edmond (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- France -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Pirates -- Fiction
- Prisoners -- Fiction
- Revenge -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Adventure
- Category: Adventure
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: French Literature
- Category: Novels
- Movie Books
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