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The Count of Monte Cristo

Name: The Count of Monte Cristo
Author: Alexandre Dumas
ISBN: 9780140449266

by Alexandre Dumas, Robin Buss (Translator), Robin Buss

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author, Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)-author of more than ninety plays and many novels-was well-known in Parisian society and was a contemporary of Victor Hugo. After the success of The Count of Monte Cristo, Dumas dumped his entire fortune into his own Chateau de Monte Cristo-and was then forced to flee to Belgium to escape his creditors. He died penniless but optimistic, saying of death, "I shall tell her a story, and she will be kind to me."