An epic adventure and one of the most enduring fables in Western literatureEdmond Dantes has a life that any man would envy. A promising young sailor about to be made a captain, he has come home to Marseille to marry his beautiful fiancee, Mercedes. But on the eve of his wedding, Dantes is betrayed, accused of treason, and sentenced without trial to life in prison. For the first six years, Dantes can only mourn his stolen future and dwell on the treachery that landed him behind bars. On the verge of suicide, he meets a fellow prisoner who gives him not just an education in revenge, but the means to accomplish it, as well. After an ingenious escape, Dantes recovers a hidden treasure and returns to Marseille as the Count of Monte Cristo, a man whose unlimited resources are matched only by his boundless thirst for vengeance.An illuminating portrait of early nineteenth-century France and a timeless tale of justice achieved,The Count of Monte Cristohas inspired numerous adaptations, from comic books and Broadway plays to the hit TV seriesRevenge.
| ISBN: | 9781480484153 |
| Publication date: | 22nd April 2014 |
| Author: | Alexandre Dumas |
| Publisher: | Open Road Media |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |
I recommend everyone who can get their hands on the book to read it.
Imagine yourself walking through the harbour of Marseille, a bright future ahead, to be captain of the Pharaon, unbeknown to you that your close ones are plotting your downfall and that you have years of terror and torture ahead. This is the exact feeling Edmond Dantes had, happy as possibly can be, the way to meet his fiancée, Mercedes. The previous captain of the ship, M. Leclere, passed in agony during the voyage of the Pharaon due to brain fever. Naturally, being the first mate, Dantes takes control of the ship. The poor 19-year-old just wanted to fulfil the last wishes of late Captain Leclere and stopped at the Island of Elba (Napoleon Bonaparte’s retreat) to receive a packet, whose contents were unknown to him, and deliver it to a Bonapartist, Noirtier.... Read Full Review