Adventure classics

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

A grand revenge epic of patience, power and transformation.

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Genre

Historical adventure

Subgenre

Revenge epic

Original publication

1844

Original publisher

Journal des Debats

Pages

1276

Format

Paperback, hardcover and ebook editions

Language

English

Setting

France, Italy and the Mediterranean after the Napoleonic era

ISBN

9780140449266

Original title

The Count of Monte Cristo

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About the book

Edmond Dantes is betrayed, imprisoned and transformed into a mysterious count who returns to reward loyalty and punish treachery.

The big recommendation for readers who want revenge, prison escape, hidden identity, plotting and pure narrative satisfaction.

Dumas builds one of literature's most satisfying engines of betrayal, reinvention and delayed justice.

It fits readers who want a long, absorbing classic with adventure, romance, suspense and a master plan.