num_pages: 509
description: For nineteen-year-old Edmond Dantes, life is sweet. Soon to be captain of his own ship, he is also about to be married to his true love, Mercedes. But suddenly everything turns sour. On the joyous day of his wedding he is arrested and—without a fair trial—condemned to solitary confinement in the miserable Chateau d'If! The charges? Faked! Edmond has been framed by a handful of powerful enemies. But why? While locked away, Edmond learns from another prisoner of a secret treasure hidden on the island of Monte Cristo. Edmond concocts a daring and audacious plan: escape and find the treasure! But it is years later—long after Edmond has transformed himself into the Count of Monte Cristo—that his plan for revenge begins to unfold. Disguised as the wealthy count, Edmond returns to his native land to find his enemies—and make them pay!
language: English
title: The Count of Monte Cristo
titlecomplete: The Count of Monte Cristo
characters: Baron Danglars, Albert de Morcerf, Haydée, Giovanni Bertuccio, Gaspar Kadrus, Gérard de Villefort, Héloïse de Villefort, Vassiliki Kontaxi, Eugénie Danglars, Noirtier de Villefort, Pierre Morrel, Fernand Mondego, Valentine de Villefort, Ali Pasha of Ioannina, Franz d'Épinay, Abbé Faria, Edmond Dantès, Mercédès Mondego, Benedetto, Luigi Vampa, Hermine Danglars, Maximilien Morrel
genres: Fiction, Historical, France, Adventure, Classic Literature, Literature, Romance, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 889344
places: Paris, Marseille, France
publisher: Signet Classics