This newly revised, unabridged translation is as unputdownable now as it was when the novel first appeared, and William Thackeray, enthralled, ‘began to read Monte Cristo at six one morning and never stopped till eleven at night’. The novel ends on the island of Monte Cristo, with the Count having left the French capital behind. One of the great thrillers of all time, The Count of Monte Cristo has been adapted for film and television many times. Believing himself to be an ‘Angel of Providence’, Dantès pursues his vengeance to the bitter end, only then realizing that he himself is a victim of fate. Money in hand, Dants transforms himself into the powerful and mysterious Count of Monte Cristo and embarks upon a quest to avenge those who stole the heart. A novel of enormous tension and excitement, The Count of Monte Cristo is also a tale of obsession and revenge. Having endured years of incarceration, he stages a daring and dramatic escape and sets out to discover the fabulous treasure of Monte Cristo, and to catch up with his enemies. Rene was, with all the rest of the company. Villefort had, as we have said, hastened back to Madame de Saint-Mran’s in the Place du Grand Cours, and on entering the house found that the guests whom he had left at table were taking coffee in the salon. ‘People get out of prison, and when they get out, and their name is Edmond Dantès, they take their revenge!’ Falsely accused of treason, the young sailor Edmond Dantès is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned in the island fortress of the Château d’If. The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated: Chapter 9 - The Evening of the Betrothal.
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