num_pages: 1024
description: Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Dumas’ epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment, was a huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s.Robin Buss’s lively English translation is complete and unabridged, and remains faithful to the style of Dumas’s original. This edition includes an introduction, explanatory notes and suggestions for further reading.
language: Spanish; Castilian
title: El Conde De Montecristo
titlecomplete: El Conde De Montecristo
characters: Edmond Dantès, Fernand Mondego, Ali Pasha of Ioannina, Benedetto, Albert de Morcerf, Baron Danglars, Hermine Danglars, Gaspar Kadrus, Maximilien Morrel, Vassiliki Kontaxi, Haydée, Mercédès Mondego, Valentine de Villefort, Noirtier de Villefort, Franz d'Épinay, Giovanni Bertuccio, Héloïse de Villefort, Luigi Vampa, Pierre Morrel, Eugénie Danglars, Gérard de Villefort, Abbé Faria
genres: Historical, Literature, Novels, Romance, Classics, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Adventure, France
ratings_count: 889848
places: Marseille, Paris, France
publisher: Gradifco