Penguin Books Alexandre Dumas' Monte Cristo Count - Penguin Classics

The epic tale of wrongfully imprisoned, adventure and revenge, in its definitive translation thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, edmond dantès is confined to the grim fortress of if.

there he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the isle of monte cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to use the treasure to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his confinement.

dumas' epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongfully imprisoned, was a huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s.

translated with an introduction by robin buss