The Count of Monte Cristo is a classic novel by Alexandre Dumas, first published in 1844. Set in the early 19th century, it tells the story of Edmond Dantes, a young sailor falsely accused of treason and imprisoned in the Chateau d'If.
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The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by the French writer Alexandre Dumas. It was serialised from 1844 to 1846, then published in book form in 1846. It is one of his most popular works, along with The Three Musketeers (1844) and Man in the Iron Mask (1850). Like many of his novels, it was expanded from plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter, Auguste Maquet. It is regarded as a classic of French and world literature.