The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo, New edition--------------------------------------------------people get out of prison, and when they get out, and their name isEdmond Dantes, they take their revenge!' Falsely accused of treason,the young sailor Edmond Dantes is arrested on his wedding day and imprisonedin the island fortress of the Chateau d'If. Having endured years ofincarceration, he stages a daring and dramatic escape and sets outto discover the fabulous treasure of Monte Cristo, and to catch upwith his enemies. A novel of enormous tension and excitement, The Countof Monte Cristo is also a tale of obsession and revenge. Believinghimself to be an 'Angel of Providence', Dantes pursues his vengeanceto the bitter end, only then realizing that he himself is a victimof fate. One of the great thrillers of all time, The Count of MonteCristo has been adapted for film and television many times. This newlyrevised, unabridged translation is as unputdownable now as it was whenthe novel first appeared, and William Thackeray, enthralled, 'beganto read Monte Cristo at six one morning and never stopped till elevenat night'.