The Count of Monte Cristo -- Alexandre Dumas

<b>In his rousing adventure story, Alexandre Dumas employs all the elements of compelling drama--suspense, intrigue, love, vengeance, and the triumph of good over evil--that contribute to this classic novel's irresistible and timeless appeal.</b> <p/>In the post-Napoleonic era, a young sailor from Marseilles is poised to become captain of his own ship and marry his beloved. But jealous enemies provoke his arrest, condemning Edmond Dantès to lifelong imprisonment in the infamous Château d'If. There, his sole companion reveals his secret plan to escape, as well as the location of a trove of riches hidden on a remote island. Determined to avenge himself against the men that conspired to destroy him, the newly free Edmond uses the treasure to forge a mysterious and powerful new identity: the Count of Monte Cristo.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Alexandre Dumas<br><b>Publisher:</b> Signet Book<br><b>Published:</b> 04/05/2005<br><b>Pages:</b> 528<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.56lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 6.90h x 4.32w x 1.42d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780451529701<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Ingram Paperback Advance</i> 03/01/2005 pg. 63<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Alexandre Dumas</b> was born July 24, 1802, at Villiers-Cotterets, France, the son of Napoleon's famous mulatto general, Thomas-Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie. Dumas began writing at an early age and saw his first success in a play he wrote entitled <i>Henri III et sa Cou