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The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

by Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870; Maquet, Auguste, 1813-1888

BookID: 1184

Language:English

Uniform Title:Le comte de Monte-Cristo. English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Historical fictionRevenge -- FictionAdventure storiesPrisoners -- Fiction

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 is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

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