num_pages: 509
description: In his rousing adventure story, Alexandre Dumas employs all the elements of compelling drama—suspense, intrigue, love, vengeance, and the triumph of good over evil—that contribute to this classic novel’s irresistible and timeless appeal.In the post-Napoleonic era, a young sailor from Marseilles is poised to become captain of his own ship and marry his beloved. But jealous enemies provoke his arrest, condemning Edmond Dantès to lifelong imprisonment in the infamous Château d’If. There, his sole companion reveals his secret plan to escape, as well as the location of a trove of riches hidden on a remote island. Determined to avenge himself against the men that conspired to destroy him, the newly free Edmond uses the treasure to forge a mysterious and powerful new the Count of Monte Cristo.
language: English
title: The Count of Monte Cristo
titlecomplete: The Count of Monte Cristo (Signet Classics)
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: 889363
places: Paris, Marseille, France
publisher: Signet