Le comte de Monte-Cristo, Tome I by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
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| Author | Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870 |
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| Author | Maquet, Auguste, 1813-1888 |
| Title | Le comte de Monte-Cristo, Tome I |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Count_of_Monte_Cristo Wikipedia page about this book: https: //fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Comte_de_Monte-Cristo |
| Note | Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
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| Summary | "Le comte de Monte-Cristo, Tome I" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around Edmond Dantès, a young sailor who is wrongfully imprisoned and seeks vengeance after his escape. The novel explores themes of justice, revenge, and redemption as Dantès transforms into the enigmatic Count of Monte Cristo. The opening of the novel introduces the arrival of the ship "Pharaon" at Marseille. Edmond Dantès, the second mate of the ship, learns about the death of his captain and the consequences it might have on his life. The narrative sets up Dantès' promising future as he anticipates becoming the captain and marrying his beloved, Mercedes. However, underlying tensions appear with the jealousy of his rival, Fernand, and the machinations of Danglars, foreshadowing the betrayals and challenges that will lead to Dantès' tragic fall into imprisonment. The groundwork for Dantès' remarkable story of revenge is skillfully laid out in this opening portion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Revenge -- Fiction |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Subject | Prisoners -- Fiction |
| Subject | France -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Pirates -- Fiction |
| Subject | Dantès, Edmond (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 17989 |
| Release Date | Mar 15, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jul 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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