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The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas, Auguste Maquet

Author: Alexandre Dumas, Auguste Maquet Language: English Project Gutenberg #1184

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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. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Adventure stories Dantès, Edmond (Fictitious character) -- Fiction France -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction Historical fiction Pirates -- Fiction Prisoners -- Fiction Revenge -- Fiction

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