Project Gutenberg 2021-05-20 Public domain in the USA. 880 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Maquet, Auguste 1813 1888 Il Conte di Monte-Cristo Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Count_of_Monte_Cristo Wikipedia page about this book: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_conte_di_Montecristo Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images made available by The Internet Archive) "Il Conte di Monte-Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around Edmond Dantès, a young and promising sailor who is unjustly imprisoned and ultimately seeks revenge against those who conspire against him. The narrative explores themes of betrayal, justice, and the transformative power of hope." "At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the bustling port of Marseille in 1815. Edmond Dantès, the second-in-command of the ship "Pharaon," is returning home after a successful voyage, filled with hopes of becoming captain and marrying his beloved Mercedès. However, the atmosphere shifts as Dantès delivers the news of the death of his captain and reveals his brief meeting with the Emperor Napoleon. Meanwhile, jealousy and ambition linger among his peers, particularly Danglars and Fernando, the latter of whom harbors unrequited feelings for Mercedès. Dantès's fortune seems bright, but the opening chapters foreshadow the darker events to come, setting the stage for his eventual downfall and quest for vengeance against those who betrayed him." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. it 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: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: French Literature 3007953 2025-07-26T05:12:36.915000 text/html 3001967 2024-10-18T13:52:42 text/html 1508888 2025-07-26T05:13:09.298883 application/epub+zip 1506943 2025-07-26T05:12:41.823978 application/epub+zip 1337507 2025-07-26T05:12:39.471984 application/epub+zip 2176139 2025-07-26T05:13:30.324805 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2027248 2025-07-26T05:13:06.592885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1857881 2022-09-29T12:29:02.232292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2828552 2025-07-26T05:12:24.041069 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2808654 2024-10-18T13:52:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19730 2025-07-26T05:13:30.545729 application/rdf+xml 16509 2025-07-26T05:12:39.755987 image/jpeg 2943 2025-07-26T05:12:39.590058 image/jpeg 1292694 2025-07-26T05:12:37.162994 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia