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The Count of Monte Cristo

In 1844, Alexandre Dumas wrote the adventure novel, The Count of Monte Cristo. Alexandre (1802-1870) was a well known French author who also wrote The Three Musketeers. These two books have gained popularity causing it to be translated into many languages so it could be read by a larger audience. With the money Alexandre received from these novels, he built the Château de Monte-Cristo in Port Marly, France. He used this building as home until he passed away, then it was turned into a museum.

The Count of Monte Cristo is a story that follows a nineteen year old boy named Edmond Dantès. He is doing really well in life having successes like being the captain of a ship and about to get married to a beautiful girl, Mercèdés. Edmond is doing so well that his “friends” grow really jealous of him and chose to accuse him of treason, which is half true. On his wedding day he is arrested and thrown into prison. He was favored by the deputy, who believed that the men have claimed false accusations against Edmond and was close to letting him go. Edmond does something to make the deputy mad and is sent to a different prison that holds more dangerous criminals. At this prison he met a man who taught him many different subjects and talked about a treasure on an island, called Monte Cristo. Still in prison, Edmond is taken out to the seas and manages to escape to the island in search of the treasure. He finds the treasure and disguises himself as an Italian priest with a different name. Safe and financially secure, Edmond wants to take revenge on the three men who took everything he had.