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The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

ABRIDGED EDITION

Paper book: €18.99

Digital: €4.99

Original publication
1844
Pages
383
Difficulty
Medium
Genres
Adventure, Romance
Moods
Escape it all, Get ahead in life, Be moved to tears
Translated from
French

Book summary

In Marseille in 1815, the young sailor Edmond Dantès is arrested on the day of his engagement, on a false accusation. Locked up without trial in the Château d'If, he meets the Abbé Faria, an old prisoner who educates him and reveals the existence of a hidden treasure. Years later, a rich and mysterious Count of Monte Cristo appears in Paris, among the very people who betrayed him.

It is the most famous revenge story in literature, full of disguises and dramatic twists.

With its lively dialogue and a new turn in every chapter, the novel is a gripping read in the language you are learning.

The plot

Tre menn mot en uskyldig sjømann. Edmond Dantès, en sjømann på 19 år, skal snart bli kaptein og gifte seg.

The world of the book

Marseille i 1815, Paris i 1838. I 1815 er Napoleon, den tidligere keiseren, forvist til en øy. En konge styrer Frankrike. I Marseille kan en mann som anklages for å hjelpe Napoleon, havne i Château d’If, fengselet på…

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