Literary Fiction

The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

Edmond Dantès is wrongly imprisoned, escapes after fourteen years, discovers a hidden treasure, and methodically exacts revenge on those who betrayed him. Dumas crafts an epic tale of justice, transformation, and the corrosive nature of vengeance set against post-Napoleonic France. This sweeping adventure remains one of literature's most thrilling and emotionally complex revenge narratives.

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