description: For Edmond Dantes, life couldn't be better. At 19, he is soon to be captain of his own ship and about to be married to his true love, Mercedes. But his life is suddenly turned upside down when on his wedding day he is arrested. Without a fair trial, he is condemned to solitary confinement in the miserable Chateau d'If. Soon, it is clear that Edmond has been framed by a handful of powerful enemies, jealous of his success.
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: Tantor Media