Nominated as one of the best-loved novels by PBSâs The Great American Read
A popular bestseller since its publication, The Count of Monte Cristo is one of the great page-turning thrillers of all time. Set against the tumultuous years of the post-Napoleonic era, Alexandre Dumasâs grand historical romance recounts the swashbuckling adventures of Edmond DantĂšs, a dashing young sailor falsely accused of treason. The story of his long imprisonment, dramatic escape, and carefully wrought revenge offers up a vision of France that has become immortal. As Robert Louis Stevenson declared, âI do not believe there is another volume extant where you can breathe the same unmingled atmosphere of romance.â