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The Count of Monte Cristo (Abridged Translation)
The Count of Monte Cristo - Abridged Translation Author:Alexandre Dumas Dashing young Edmond Dantès has everything. He is engaged to a beautiful woman, is about to become the captain of a ship, and is well liked by almost everyone. But his perfect life is shattered when he is framed by a jealous rival and thrown into a dark prison cell for fourteen years. — Written in Dumas's oft-imitated style... more » of adventure and suspense and filled with vivid details of post-Napoleonic France, The Count of Monte Cristo continues to dazzle readers with its thrilling and memorable scenes, included Dantès' miraculous escape from the dreadful Château d'If, his amazing discovery of a vast hidden treasure, and his transformation into a man whose astonishing thirst for vengeance is as cruel as it is just.« less