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Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, II

  • 1830 first published
  • 593 pages
  • ★ 4.3 (200 ratings)
  • 736 editions

Alexandre Dumas's Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, II (1830) is a historical romance and historical fiction novel. The story is set in France and Marsailles, in the 19th century. It features Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) and The Count of Monte Cristo. Key subjects include readers, pirates, revenge and false arrest.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 200 ratings, and 1,290 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 736 editions across 28 languages.

It runs to roughly 593 pages — 10–11 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, II

„Sbohem, všechny city, které povznášejí srdce! Zastupoval jsem Prozřetelnost, abych odměnil dobré. Teď ať mi postoupísvé místo Bůh mstitel, abych potrestal zlé!" Je rok 1815. Lodní důstojník Edmond Dantès se chystá oženit s krásnou Mercedes. Intriky závistivého účetního Danglarse a žárlivost soka v lásce Fernanda způsobí, že Dantès je zatčen coby nepřítel státu. Náměstek prokurátora Villefort ho v obavě před vlastní diskreditací nechá bez soudu uvěznit v pevnosti If na doživotí. Nešťastný mladík málem zešílí žalem; život mu zachrání vězeň z vedlejšíkobky, abbé Faria, který mu věnuje přátelství, naději a nakonec i mapu k závratnému pokladu. Po dramatickém útěku z vězení Dantès zosnuje pomstu na těch, kteří se na něm provinili, a přijme identitu tajemného a úžasně bo-hatého hraběte Monte Cristo.
Description from Open Library

Opening line

“ON the 24th of February, 1815, the watch-tower of Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the arrival of the three-master Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)
  • The Count of Monte Cristo

Subjects

  • France, History, 19th century
  • France
  • France in fiction
  • Adventure and adventurers in fiction
  • Readers
  • Adventure and adventurers
  • Pirates in fiction
  • Pirates
  • Adventure stories
  • Revenge in fiction
  • Revenge
  • False arrest
  • Sailors
  • False arrest in fiction
  • Historical fiction
  • Sailors in fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, II?

Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, II was written by Alexandre Dumas and first published in 1830.

What genre is Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, II?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance, Historical Fiction, Pirate Fiction and Adventure.

How long is Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, II?

The median edition has 593 pages, about 10–11 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, II?

Readers who like it often enjoy Treasure Island, The Confusion. Volume II of the Baroque Cycle and Little Women.

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