num_pages: 400
description: A young French sailor unjustly accused of aiding the exiled Napoleon escapes from prison and seeks buried treasure on an island and revenge in Paris during the 1800s
language: English
title: The Count of Monte Cristo
titlecomplete: The Count of Monte Cristo
characters: Benedetto, Hermine Danglars, Fernand Mondego, Eugénie Danglars, Valentine de Villefort, Mercédès Mondego, Gérard de Villefort, Abbé Faria, Franz d'Épinay, Vassiliki Kontaxi, Pierre Morrel, Haydée, Noirtier de Villefort, Edmond Dantès, Gaspar Kadrus, Albert de Morcerf, Luigi Vampa, Giovanni Bertuccio, Ali Pasha of Ioannina, Héloïse de Villefort, Baron Danglars, Maximilien Morrel
genres: Historical, Literature, Classics, Adventure, Novels, Classic Literature, France, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Romance
ratings_count: 889453
places: France, Paris, Marseille
publisher: Puffin