Le comte de Monte- Cristo :
The epitome of relentless revenge
« Wait and hope »
The wisdom of Edmond Dantès.
Proud sailor about to be named captain and marry his beloved, Edmond Dantes is arrested and thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed.
He is confined fourteen years to the grim fortress of If. There, his cellmate, Father Faria, tells him about a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo. Edmond Dantes is determined not only to escape, but also to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration.
Alexandre Dumas relates this extraordinary adventure, inspired by a true story with genius.
Published in 1844-1846, The Count of Monte Cristo is one of the most popular works of world literature. Dazzling storyteller, Dumas leads us from the cabinet of Louis XVIII to the Mediterranean smugglers, from Tuscan islands to the catacombs of Rome and in the Parisian salons of the XIXth century.
« To learn is not to know; there are the learners and the learned. Memory makes the one, philosophy the others. »