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The Count of Monte Cristo
Some stories begin with injustice, but do not end there. The Count of Monte Cristo follows a man whose life is suddenly stripped of everything he once held dear, only to offer him an unexpected chance to begin again. Alongside its adventure and suspense, it is a story of patience, transformation, and the question of whether revenge can ever truly deliver what we hope it will. The more time we spend with its hero, the more the novel becomes a reflection on what a person can preserve, even after losing almost everything.
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- Author
- Alexandre Dumas
- Language
- English
- Original language
- French
- Edition type
- Public domain
- Publisher / imprint
- ARTales
- Source
- Project Gutenberg
- Reference
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1184
- Contributors
- Alexandre Dumas Auguste Maquet Ajwen
- Publication status
- Published
About the author
Alexandre Dumas was a French writer and one of the great masters of historical adventure, turning the past into a dazzling stage of honour, betrayal, loyalty, and revenge. In The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, he created stories driven by quick dialogue, dangerous plots, and characters who live with irresistible energy. His vast body of work includes novels, plays, memoirs, travel writing, and countless pages written with astonishing speed and theatrical flair. Dumas himself was every bit as larger-than-life as his heroes: sociable, extravagant, fond of travel, fine food, and grand gestures. He earned fortunes, spent them freely, and seemed to treat life itself as one more adventure waiting to be written.
About the collection
Passion, Fate and the Price of Desire
Stories of powerful emotion, obsession, revenge, love, pride, ambition, and decisions that cannot be undone. This collection belongs to books in which desire is not merely a feeling, but a force capable of transforming an entire life.