Home › Historical Fiction › The Count of Monte Cristo
Historical Fiction · Epic

A wronged sailor’s long revenge

The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

See it on Amazon
1844Moderate readFast pace

What it is about

Edmond Dantès is wrongly imprisoned and escapes to find a fortune and take revenge. Dumas’s 1844 novel is an enormous adventure of betrayal.

Who will enjoy it

Readers who enjoy stories set firmly in a real time and place, with an epic mood and a fast pace. It is a read that rewards some attention.

Themes: Revenge · Adventure · Justice

Screen adaptation

The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) · The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) · The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

See it on Amazon

About the author

Alexandre Dumas2 books on Tori Books

Similar books

The Three Musketeers
The Three MusketeersAlexandre Dumas
The Flame Bearer coverThe Flame BearerBernard CornwellBen-Hur coverBen-HurLew WallaceThe Last of the Mohicans coverThe Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore CooperThe Good Lord Bird coverThe Good Lord BirdJames McBrideJames coverJamesPercival EverettSword Song coverSword SongBernard CornwellWarriors of the Storm coverWarriors of the StormBernard CornwellThe Pagan Lord coverThe Pagan LordBernard CornwellTrue History of the Kelly Gang coverTrue History of the Kelly GangPeter CareyThe Last Kingdom coverThe Last KingdomBernard Cornwell
The Lords of the North
The Lords of the NorthBernard Cornwell