Project Gutenberg 2014-04-21 Public domain in the USA. 245 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 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Count_of_Monte_Cristo 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.) Reading ease score: 43.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Historical fiction Revenge -- Fiction Adventure stories Prisoners -- Fiction France -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction Pirates -- Fiction Dantès, Edmond (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Classics of Literature Category: French Literature 3063911 2025-07-18T11:14:21.559198 text/html 3063770 3063709 2024-10-19T06:35:48.194049 2023-09-19T17:27:10.305856 text/html text/html 1135396 2025-07-18T11:14:52.373039 application/epub+zip 1190174 2025-07-18T11:14:26.467193 application/epub+zip 1171216 2025-07-18T11:14:24.373160 application/epub+zip 2036819 2025-07-18T11:15:11.487955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1908149 2025-07-18T11:14:50.736069 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1866044 2022-09-20T17:59:55.459764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2674841 2025-07-18T11:14:19.398233 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2655141 2024-10-24T06:05:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21917 2025-07-18T11:15:11.658935 application/rdf+xml 14611 2025-07-18T11:14:24.902161 image/jpeg 3756 2025-07-18T11:14:24.643140 image/jpeg 1121097 2025-07-18T11:14:21.788148 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia fr.wikipedia fi.wikipedia