Project Gutenberg 2014-04-21 Public domain in the USA. 119 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Maquet, Auguste 1813 1888 Finne, Jalmari 1874 1938 Le comte de Monte-Cristo. Finnish Monte-Criston kreivi Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Monte-Criston kreivi" by Alexandre Dumas is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around Edmond Dantès, a young sailor who is wrongfully imprisoned, and follows his transformation over the years into a wealthy and mysterious figure seeking revenge against those who betrayed him. The themes of justice, vengeance, and redemption permeate the narrative, inviting readers to explore the depths of human emotion and morality. The opening of the narrative introduces readers to the bustling port of Marseille on February 27, 1815, as the Pharaon, a three-masted ship, returns home. Young Edmond Dantès, the first mate, is eager to report the death of the captain to his employer, Monsieur Morrel, while also bearing a letter for the Emperor Napoleon. This scenario sets the stage for Dantès’ journey, showcasing his skill and ambition as he handles the ship deftly, despite being overshadowed by the jealousy of his fellow sailor, Danglars. As Dantès prepares to head home to his father and fiancée, Mercedes, the tension of impending conflict builds, hinting at the later trials he will face due to the envy and malice of others. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Historical fiction Revenge -- Fiction Adventure stories Prisoners -- Fiction France -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction Pirates -- Fiction Dantès, Edmond (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 3063769 3063716 2024-09-19T06:20:04.659919 2023-09-19T17:27:09.781853 text/html text/html 3063762 3063709 2024-09-19T06:20:05.588961 2023-09-19T17:27:10.305856 text/html text/html 1111683 2024-09-19T06:20:38.746757 application/epub+zip 1166659 2024-09-19T06:20:09.488924 application/epub+zip 1166660 2024-09-19T06:20:07.528934 application/epub+zip 2006219 2024-09-19T06:21:00.522683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1877605 2024-09-19T06:20:37.181832 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1866044 2022-09-20T17:59:55.459764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2674886 2674877 2024-09-19T06:20:02.392942 2023-09-19T17:27:07.740869 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 2558157 2018-08-04T05:27:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 945000 2018-08-04T05:28:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2674659 2018-09-25T05:51:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 958844 2018-09-25T05:52:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23435 2024-09-19T06:21:00.746667 application/rdf+xml 14624 2024-09-19T06:20:07.918921 image/jpeg 3758 2024-09-19T06:20:07.727899 image/jpeg 1099038 2024-09-19T06:20:05.848941 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia fi.wikipedia fr.wikipedia