The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas Book
by Alexandre Dumas

Number of Pages: 766 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publish Date: Oct 6, 2011
Price: $29.95
ASIN: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1456495054/?tag=connectings01-20" target="_blank" title="Amazon ASIN">1456495054
ISBN: 1456495054

Book Comments & Discussion

UnknownMay 2012

Absolutely Riveting Story about a man who is imprisoned by jealous friends and enemies alike. He meets the learened and religious Abbe in prison who becomes his teacher and helps him to escape. The Abbe dies and gives him a treasure map which makes him the richest man alive. He then turns his attention to revenge. He plots against all those who had a hand in his imprisonment. He studies and plots against them and hits them where he knows it will do the most damage. He even turns back on the woman he loved who ended up marrying the friend who betrayed him.

Dumas is a literary genius up there with Dickens, tolstoy and Hardy

By a LONG WAY the best book ever read

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Storyline

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It is often considered to be, along with The Three Musketeers, Dumas' most popular work. The writing of the work was completed in 1844. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from the plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and the Levant during the historical events of 1815–1838 (from just before the Hundred Days through to the reign of Louis-Philippe of France). The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book. It is an adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy and forgiveness.