The Count of Monte Cristo, an inescapable literary classic, is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas completed in 1844.
It is one of the author’s more popular works, rivaled only by The Three Musketeers. The book’s historical setting is a fundamental element of the story, which takes place in France, Italy, and islands in the Mediterranean.
It is set during the historical events of 1815–1839 and begins on the day that Napoleon left his first island of exile, Elba.
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