num_pages: 1312
description: On what slender threads do life and fortune hangThrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmund Dantes 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. Duma’s epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment, was huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s.Robins Buss’ lively translation is complete and unabridged, and remains faithful to the style of Duma’s original. This edition includes an introduction, explanatory notes and suggestion for futher reading.
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: 889499
places: France, Paris, Marseille
publisher: Penguin