Project Gutenberg 1998-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 11815 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Maquet, Auguste 1813 1888 Le comte de Monte-Cristo. English The Count of Monte Cristo Anonymous Project Gutenberg Volunteers, Dan Muller and David Widger "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is a renowned novel written during the early 19th century. The story explores themes of justice, revenge, and redemption, primarily through the journey of its main character, Edmond Dantès, a young sailor who is unjustly imprisoned. The narrative begins to unfold in the bustling port city of Marseilles, setting the stage for the intricate relationships and betrayals that will define Dantès' life. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Edmond Dantès, who has just returned to Marseilles aboard the ship Pharaon. He is celebrated for his successful voyage, but the arrival casts a shadow of jealousy on some individuals around him, particularly Danglars and Fernand, who have their own motives. The opening chapters illustrate Edmond's joyous reunion with his father and his betrothed, Mercédès, but it also hints at the brewing conspiracies, particularly as the jealous Fernand and cunning Danglars scheme against him. This builds a sense of impending doom as Dantès' happiness appears to be fragile and precarious against the backdrop of jealousy and ambition from those close to him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/1184/1184-h/images/cover.jpg en Historical fiction Revenge -- Fiction Adventure stories Prisoners -- Fiction France -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction Pirates -- Fiction Dantès, Edmond (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PQ Text Adventure Movie Books Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 3008177 3013893 2024-09-01T08:44:24.689346 2023-10-01T08:03:48.243692 text/html text/html 3000094 2024-02-04T04:38:32 text/html 84600859 2024-09-01T08:45:20.622069 application/epub+zip 84607225 2024-09-01T08:44:37.641267 application/epub+zip 1314609 2024-09-01T08:44:27.806322 application/epub+zip 85247991 2024-09-01T08:45:48.089415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 85117637 2024-09-01T08:45:10.914110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1891214 2022-09-05T17:01:22.776186 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2787202 2787172 2024-09-01T08:44:18.909386 2023-10-01T08:03:42.216639 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 2767436 2024-02-04T04:38:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19587 2024-09-01T08:45:48.525376 application/rdf+xml 16414 2024-09-01T08:44:28.163310 image/jpeg 2755 2024-09-01T08:44:28.010318 image/jpeg 106293183 2024-09-01T08:44:26.551335 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia