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The Count of Monte CristoAlexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas
1844 · France · Epic · ~1,200 pages

Wrongly imprisoned on his wedding day, Edmond Dantès escapes, uncovers a fortune, and returns as the mysterious Count to repay his betrayers, perhaps the greatest revenge story ever told.

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Why read it

The most satisfying revenge story ever written, betrayal, a daring escape, a hidden fortune, and a patient, ice-cold reckoning. A thousand pages that fly by like a thriller.

Themes
ObsessionGuilt & redemptionClass & money
SettingFrance, 1815–38

Post-Napoleonic France, where political loyalties shifted overnight and a man could be ruined by the wrong letter, a society of new fortunes, old scores, and dangerous secrets.

About the author

Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870), grandson of an enslaved Haitian woman and a French nobleman, was the most popular storyteller of his century.

On screen & beyond

  • French film with Gérard Depardieu (1998)
  • French blockbuster film (2024)