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The Count of Monte Cristo

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Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet's The Count of Monte Cristo is a historical fiction and pirate adventure novel. Readers will find themes of revenge, prisoners and pirates.

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About The Count of Monte Cristo

"The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is an adventure novel serialized from 1844 to 1846. When sailor Edmond Dantès is falsely accused and imprisoned on his wedding day, he spends fourteen years in solitary confinement. After a daring escape and the discovery of a vast hidden treasure, he reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo. Returning to Paris, he methodically infiltrates high society to confront the three men who destroyed his life, exploring themes of justice, vengeance, mercy, and forgiveness.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Historical fiction
  • Revenge
  • Adventure stories
  • Prisoners
  • France, History, 19th century
  • Pirates
  • Dantès, Edmond

Quick answers

Who wrote The Count of Monte Cristo?

The Count of Monte Cristo was written by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet.

What genre is The Count of Monte Cristo?

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

Is The Count of Monte Cristo free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

Is there a free audiobook of The Count of Monte Cristo?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 54 h 16 min.

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