The plot of “The Count of Monte Cristo” was taken by Alexandre Dumas from the archives of the Paris police. Under the pen of a brilliant master of the historical-adventure genre, the true life of François Picaud turned into a gripping story about Edmond Dantès, a prisoner of the Château d’If. After a daring escape, he returns to his hometown to carry out justice—to take revenge on those who destroyed his life.
A thick novel that won’t let you go until the very last page, “The Count of Monte Cristo” is a classic that people truly reread.