The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

Falsely accused of treason by jealous rivals on the eve of his wedding, young sailor Edmond Dantès is cast into the dungeons of the Château d'If, where he spends fourteen years plotting escape and revenge with the help of a fellow prisoner's hidden treasure. Reborn as the fabulously wealthy and mysterious Count of Monte Cristo, he returns to Paris to methodically destroy the men who betrayed him — only to find that vengeance exacts a price of its own. A sweeping epic of injustice, identity, and retribution, and by far the longest title in the catalogue — an ambitious, rewarding project for advanced learners.