num_pages: 894
description: An alternate cover edition can be found here or here The Count of Monte Cristo is one of the great thrillers of all time. In 1853 William Thackeray wrote to a friend: 'began to read Monte Cristo at six one morning and never stopped till eleven at night.'. Falsely accused of treason, the young sailor Edmund Dantes is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned in the island fortress of the Chateau d'If. After staging a dramatic escape, he sets out to discover the fabulous treasure of Monte Cristo and catch up with his enemies. A novel of enormous tension and excitement, Monte Cristo is also a tale of obsession and revenge. Believing himself to be an 'Angel of Providence', Dantes pursues his vengeance to the bitter end, only then realizing that he himself is a victim of fate.
language: English
title: The Count of Monte Cristo
titlecomplete: The Count of Monte Cristo
characters: Valentine de Villefort, Eugénie Danglars, Maximilien Morrel, Hermine Danglars, Gaspar Kadrus, Pierre Morrel, Haydée, Abbé Faria, Fernand Mondego, Vassiliki Kontaxi, Edmond Dantès, Giovanni Bertuccio, Noirtier de Villefort, Benedetto, Mercédès Mondego, Franz d'Épinay, Ali Pasha of Ioannina, Gérard de Villefort, Baron Danglars, Albert de Morcerf, Luigi Vampa, Héloïse de Villefort
genres: Fiction, Classics, France, Historical, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, Romance, Literature, Adventure, Novels
ratings_count: 889410
places: Paris, Marseille, France
publisher: Wordsworth Editions